Elyria police are looking for two suspects believed to have been involved in a city shooting the evening of Dec. 9.
According to police Lt. William Pelko, the incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. in a driveway in the 800 block of Allen Street, where a 23-year-old Elyria man was waiting in a car with another male while their friend was in the residence.
Two black men, described as being in their early 20s and wearing dark clothing, allegedly approached the vehicle on foot, pulled the 23-year-old out of the car and began assaulting him, Pelko said. One of the suspects then pulled a gun out, and police believe the 23-year-old reached for the firearm in an attempt to defend himself when the gun went off and struck him in his left hand.
The suspects fled after the incident.
The victim was transported to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center and was then taken by ambulance to University Hospitals in Cleveland with non-life threatening injuries, Pelko said. He added the man was expected to be released from the hospital Dec. 10.
Pelko said neither the victim nor his friends live at the residence where the incident occurred, and police are still investigating.
Anyone with information on this incident or the alleged suspects, can call Elyria police at 440-323-3302.
