Youngstown police ID one of two men killed since Thursday

YOUNGSTOWN — Police said the man shot and killed about 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Wirt Street and Crandall Avenue was involved in a 2011 attempted robbery at a Belmont Avenue restaurant where a man was shot and killed by an off duty police officer working security.

James Thomas, 58, was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the robbery at Galaxy Seafood, which led to the death of Warren V. Wright, 32, who was shot and killed by the off duty officer.

Thomas died after being shot while walking south on Wirt Street.

Police are waiting for the Mahoning County Coroners office to release the name of a man who was found about 2:30 a.m. Sunday shot to death in a car on West Warren Avenue.