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20-year-old male found shot to death on Elyria sidewalk, police say

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Posted at 10:31 AM, Sep 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-09-03 10:31:38-04

ELYRIA, Ohio — A 20-year-old man was found fatally shot on an Elyria sidewalk Friday morning, according to the Elyria Police Department.

Officers responded at approximately 2:20 a.m. Friday to the 300 block of Broad Street for a person shot.

Officers found a man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head.

The victim, later identified as Yadiel Torres, 20, of Elyria, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Elyria police are investigating and are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Homoki at 440-326-1215.

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