Teen victim dies

Teen victim dies

YOUNGSTOWN

An 18-year-old wounded in a home invasion early Friday died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Braylin Bell, 18, is the city’s 11th homicide victim of the year.

Bell was shot twice in the head and once in the chest at his home in the 400 block of Mistletoe Avenue on the South Side. Police say they have no suspects.

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Boil-water alert

NILES

The city has announced a boil-water alert effective immediately for these areas: First, Second, Third and Fifth streets and all side streets. The alert will be in effect until further notice. Residents in the affected areas are urged to boil their tap water for at least one minute before using.

Discharging firearm

YOUNGSTOWN

Police cited a West Side man on Friday for discharging a firearm within city limits after he admitted to firing a handgun several times in his driveway.

Officers were called about 9:45 p.m. Friday to a home in the 200 block of South Bon Air Avenue for a report of shots fired, and when they arrived, they found 11 shell casings in the driveway. Reports said officers spoke to David Flores, 34, who was on the front porch, and Flores eventually admitted firing a gun.

Reports said Flores was given a choice of being given a citation if he would give officers the gun he was using. Police found a .45-caliber handgun with several rounds of ammunition in the home and took the gun and ammunition as evidence.

Vindy radio guests

YOUNGSTOWN

Featured on today’s Louie B. Free radio talk show on Vindy.com from 8 a.m. to noon are Georgetown University professor Jacques Berlinerblau talking about his new book: “Campus Confidential: How College Works, or Doesn’t, for Professors, Parents, and students”; Green Youngstown’s Jennifer Jones; from the United Kingdom, Dr. Pete Wedderburn, also known as Pete the Vet, returns to chat about his new book “Pet Subjects: Animal Tales from the Telegraph’s Resident Vet”; and professor Bruce Alexander talks about addiction, heroin and his book “The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit.”

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