About 62 bullet casings found after South Side gunfire Monday

YOUNGSTOWN — About 62 bullet shell casings were found early Monday on Palmer Street on the South Side after a Shot Spotter notification came in to the Youngstown Police Department at 2:41 a.m.

When officers arrived, they found 39 casings of one kind in front of a home on Palmer, but they did not find any victims or damage to homes, a report states. They found three casings of another kind and 20 in the 800 block of Palmer Avenue. No one called to report any injuries, the report states.

The casings were collected and placed into evidence, the report states.A surveillance camera from a home on Palmer showed men in black walking west on Palmer from Zekaker Avenue. At least one was holding a long rifle. A car drove past them west on Palmer, and shots were fired. Three people ran, the report states.

Turning Point USA rep speaking at Trumbull GOP

HOWLAND — Mia McDougal, the northeast Ohio field representative for Turning Point USA, is the guest speaker at the Trumbull County Republican Party’s “Coffee at the Clubhouse,” at 10 a.m. Saturday at party headquarters.

The party headquarters is located at 1195 Niles Cortland Road SE, Howland.

The monthly series, which started in February, has public officials, candidates and others involved in politics.

Turning Point USA advocates for conservative principles on high school and college campuses.

Train strikes family on Ohio railroad bridge

FREMONT — Two women and a 5-year-old girl died after a train struck the family members while they were on a railroad bridge over a northern Ohio river, authorities said Monday.

Crews equipped with sonar had been scouring the Sandusky River through the night before they found the girl’s body Monday near the bridge, said Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez.

The family from Fort Wayne, Indiana, had been on a fishing trip along the Sandusky River, and they were on the bridge Sunday night when the train came onto the span, Sanchez said. A 1-year-old girl was rescued and was in critical condition, city officials said Monday.

The details of what happened were still under investigation, Sanchez said.

City officials identified the victims as Ram Masan, 50; O Ny Zar, 34; and Intisar Mi, 5; all of Fort Wayne.

The two women who died were a mother and her adult daughter, the mayor said.

Rail operator Norfolk Southern said in a statement that the company was deeply saddened by the tragedy and is working with authorities on the investigation.

Man and woman shot at East Side gas station

YOUNGSTOWN — A man was shot inside the Quick Mart gas station, 1305 McGuffey Road, on the East Side at 11:16 a.m. Saturday. A woman also was hit by gunfire.

A Youngstown police report states that officers were called to the gas station for a man being shot inside of the store. Officers were updated as they drove there. They learned that at least one victim had been shot.

When officers arrived, they were flagged down about 50 yards away at McGuffey Road at Berkeley Avenue for a man who had been shot on the sidewalk.

Officers were told that two men had fled east on foot. Other officers arrived to assist with the search.

Ambulance personnel took the victim to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, the report states. Officers later learned that a woman also was shot and was taken by private vehicle to the same hospital.

A Youngstown police report did not indicate how seriously injured the man and woman are. An attempt to learn the seriousness of their injuries Monday was not successful.

From staff, wire reports