LORAIN MAN SHOT AND KILLED ON PEARL

Lorain – A Lorain man was shot in the head outside of Southerner’s Bar on Pearl Ave Wednesday night just before 10:30 p.m. – 22 year old Moises Velez fell dead on the sidewalk from the wound.
LifeCare Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced Velez dead at the scene.
Lorain Police sealed off the area and conducted an investigation into the shooting with hundreds of neighbors standing in street corners and in parking lots watching.

Police do not yet have a motive in the shooting but say it might be connected to a March shooting on Kerstetter Way in Elyria where Velez was charged with Felonious Assault, Carrying a Concealed Weapon and a slew of other charges. SEE THAT STORY HERE

The investigation into the shooting continues. If anyone has information about the shooting they are asked to call the Lorain Police Department.
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