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Mansfield police looking for armed and dangerous homicide suspect

Mansfield police looking for armed and dangerous homicide suspect
Posted at 7:17 PM, May 03, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-03 19:17:46-04

Mansfield police are looking for a suspect on the loose who shot and killed a man Thursday afternoon.

Police said the man was shot around 2:15 p.m. in the 700 block of Bowman Street. When police arrived at the scene, they found Nolan Lovett, 32, in the front yard with at least one gunshot wound to the chest.

Lovett was treated at the scene and taken to the Ohio Health Hospital where he later died, according to police.

Witnesses said the suspect pulled a gun and shot Lovett after a verbal altercation.

The suspect fled the area on foot and is still at large. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Police said several firearms were recovered at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective William Bushong at (419)755-9432 or Lieutenant Rob Skropits at (419)755-9755.