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Shooting in Perry Township Results in Fatality, Suspect Taken into Custody
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Jacob Striff
One person is dead, and another is in custody after a shooting in Allen County Tuesday afternoon.
According to a release from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Charledon Avenue in Perry Township to investigate a report about a fight where gunshots were fired.
A victim, identified as 41-year-ol Jeffery Scott Paxton Jr., of Lima, was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Lucas County Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy.
A suspect, identified as 23-year-old Jacob A. Striff, also of Lima, was taken into custody at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
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