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Man found fatally shot in vacant lot in Lorain identified

Posted at 3:18 PM, Sep 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-30 15:18:02-04

LORAIN, Ohio — The Lorain Police Department has identified a man who was found shot and dead in a field on Sunday.

According to authorities, the man is James Huff Jr., 31, of Lorain.

On Sunday, police responded to the 300 block of West 17th Street after they were alerted to a deceased man found in a field.

The Lorain County Coroner’s Office later determined that Huff had been shot two times.

No arrests have been made. Police ask that anyone with information about the shooting contact Detective Chris Colon at 440-2014-2105.

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