LORAIN — A Lorain man who had to be LifeFlighted after he was shot last night is now in good condition, according to hospital spokeswoman.
Jalen Ross, 18, is hospitalized at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.
Officers were called to the area of Washington Avenue and West Sixth Street about 7:30 p.m. after several callers reported hearing shots fired, according to a police report.
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Police didn’t find any victims but received a call from Mercy Regional Medical Center that a shooting victim had arrived at the hospital.
Officers who responded to the hospital got basic info from Ross, who had been shot in the lower right side and was about to be LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland and spoke with Ross’ uncle, Vincent Smith.
Smith said he was at a friend’s home on West 30th Street when he received a call from Ross requesting a ride. Smith said he picked Ross up in the area of West 25th Street and Broadway and dropped him off in the area of West Fifth Street and Washington.
Smith said five males dressed all in black approached the car as he was about to drop Ross off and began banging on the passenger-side windows. He said they then displayed weapons, which he described as “revolvers” and “automatics,” and began shooting at the car.
Ross then said he’d been shot, so he drove straight to the hospital, Smith said. Ross said he couldn’t identify any of the men but said they were all black males.
Officers found seven bullet holes in Smith’s car.
Officers back at the scene located several bullet casings of different calibers lying around, according to the report. Several bullet holes were also found in parked cars on Washington Avenue.
Ross’ clothing and cell phones and Smith’s vehicle were all secured as evidence.
This shooting may or may not be related to three incidents the night before, according to Lorain police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere.
No one was hurt in any of the previous incidents.
In each of the incidents, between 12 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Dec. 29, either a car or home window was shot out.
“We don’t believe that these incidents are random,” Carpentiere said when asked if citizens should be particularly concerned. “Obviously, if someone is shooting a gun, innocent people could be hurt, but we don’t believe these are people shooting at people they don’t know.”
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