YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office has objected to the release of Damon McCall, 55, who murdered one person and injured another in 1990 in Youngstown.

McCall is serving 34-years-to-life in prison at the Grafton Correctional Institution for the aggravated murder of Hayel Al-Hadid, the felonious assault of Aref Al-Mawadieh and the aggravated robbery of the Star Market. His parole hearing comes up this month. He has been in prison since May 3, 1991, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

In July 1990, McCall and Hayel Al-Hadid had a confrontation less than two weeks before the deadly shooting, according to the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office. McCall came into the Star Market and started to instigate a fight with an employee; during the incident, Al-Hadid tried to intervene but was injured. After police arrived, they advised McCall to stay away from the store.

McCall went back to the Star Market two weeks later and shot Al-Hadid in the head, killing him.

The surviving victim, Al-Mawadieh, was in his car in the parking lot of the Star Market when he heard gunshots. Al-Mawadieh got out of his car and saw McCall pointing a gun inside the store.

McCall walked to the counter and stole money from the cash register. When he realized Al-Mawadieh was behind him, McCall turned and shot him too, prosecutors state. Al-Mawadieh identified McCall from a photo lineup as the man who shot him.

A jury found McCall guilty of aggravated murder, felonious assault and aggravated robbery with firearm specifications. McCall was sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 20 years.

The Ohio Public Defender’s Office generally doesn’t have a comment about inmates’ parole hearings, a spokeswoman has said.

While McCall is eligible for parole, “his actions in prison over the past 20 years suggest he is not rehabilitated and continues to be a danger to the community,” prosecutors state.

McCall has committed numerous violations of prison rules — in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2020, including having contraband and makeshift weapons.

In 2013, McCall became physical with a corrections officer, refused a direct order and was belligerent about accepting a new bunkmate. In 2009, McCall told prison staff that he would get his knife back and kill another inmate, prosecutors state.

“McCall’s history and temperament within the prison have shown no reassurance that he will not harm anyone else if he is released. Instead, McCall appears to be defiant and dangerous, much like he was in July 1990, when he shot Aref Al-Mawadieh in the arm and chest and Hayel Al-Hadid in the head,” prosecutors state.

For these reasons, the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office objected to the release of McCall.

“McCall murdered Mr. Al-Hadid without regard for human life and consistently shows troubling signs that he may still harm someone if released,” the office stated.