Shooting At Mentor Condos: 2 People Hurt, Suspect Identified

MENTOR, OH — Two people were shot inside the Independence Condos in Mentor on Friday morning.

Gunshots were heard in the neighborhood at 5:30 a.m., a city official told Patch. When Mentor police arrived they found a 27-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman who had been shot. Both were shot in their "lower extremities" but their injuries were not life threatening, officials said.

The 27-year-old and the 23-year-old were taken to Hillcrest Hospital by Mentor EMS. On Friday afternoon, Mentor police and the U.S. Marshals took a person into custody in connection with the shooting. The identity of the suspect has not been released.

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The shooting happened inside the condo, city officials said. Police believe the gunman targeted both people.

No additional information was released at the time of publication.