Trending
WARREN -- A Youngstown woman and a Warren man died from gunshot wounds last weekend and their deaths have been ruled homicides by the Trumbull County Coroner's Office.
Heaven Lynn Townsend, 21, 4030 Hillman Way, Apt. 6, Youngstown, was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, according to the coroner's office. William L. Williams, 19, 390 Freeman St. NW, Warren, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the head, torso and extremities. The coroner did not specify how many times Williams was shot. Arrests have not been made.
Police officers found the body of Townsend about 10:50 p.m. Aug. 19 near a parking lot off Duke Street.
A police report states the dispatcher received multiple calls about 20 to 30 shots fired in the Fairview Gardens apartments area at Benton Street SE, and a caller reported there was a female lying on the ground.
Before 24 hours passed, Williams was found 5:28 p.m. Aug. 20 in the 2400 block of Northwest Boulevard NW after officers were dispatched to the area of Northwest and Southern boulevards about shots fired.
The report states Sgt. Michael Merritt and K9 unit officer Michael Edwards walked the fence line and found Williams lying on his right side against the fence. The report states visible gunshot wounds were found to Williams' face. Detectives were called to process the scene.
According to Trumbull County Jail records, Townsend was incarcerated March 11 after being picked up on a warrant from Girard Municipal Court on a violation of a driving under suspension charge.
Jail records show that Williams spent three days in the county lockup from March 24 to 27 on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a valid license that was processed in Warren Municipal Court.