Mon. 10:52 a.m.: Reward offered for capture of murder suspect
YOUNGSTOWN — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of Abdul Muhammad, 29, of Youngstown, who is wanted for a Nov. 19 murder.
Muhammad is charged in Youngstown Municipal Court with aggravated murder in the shooting death of Marquis Bebbs, 35.
Police found Bebbs just before 2 a.m. Nov. 19 at South and East Lucius Avenues while responding to a ShotSpotter notification, which alerts the Youngstown Police Department of gunfire on the city’s South Side.
Youngstown police Detective Sgt. Chad ZAubal said the two men were involved in an altercation before the shooting. Police think the altercation took place in the parking lot of the Coconut Grove tavern, 3229 South Ave., which is near the location where Bebbs was found.
Muhammad is described as a black male, 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds. His last known address is in Columbus, but investigators believe he is now in the Cleveland area. He should be considered armed and dangerous, the task force said in a press release.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 330-743-8242 or the U.S. Marshal’s Service at 1-866-4-WANTED.