2 Youngstown men shot iin separate incidents

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are investigating a pair of unrelated shootings on the South Side that occurred about three hours apart.

“There’s no indication they’re connected,” said police Capt. Brad Blackburn.

A 55-year-old man is in stable condition after being shot in the stomach at his 1300 block home on East Florida Avenue at 1 a.m. today.

Police said the victim heard a knock on his door and when he opened it, three men were standing there, including one who shot him.

He was able to get to a neighbor, where police were called.

The victim was initially in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, but was upgraded to stable, Blackburn said.

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man was shot in the left thigh outside his Sherwood Avenue house.

Police said the Youngstown man told them he was standing outside at about 10 p.m. Thursday when a car drove by him and he heard two shots. The victim realized he was hit in the left thigh, according to a police report.

The man got in his car and picked up his uncle before driving himself to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment.

Read more about the incidents in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.