Crime

1 Dead, 11 Shot at Ohio Frat House

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A shooting at a fraternity house killed one student and injured 11 people, including six students, just north of the Youngstown State University campus, authorities said Sunday.

The shooting happened during a party early Sunday and no arrests have been made, but police have at least one suspect, Youngstown police Lt. Franklin Palmer said.

The Mahoning County coroner’s office identified the dead student as 25-year-old Jamail E. Johnson. He was shot once in the head and multiple times on his hips and legs, and an autopsy is planned for Monday, said Dr. Joseph Or, a forensic pathologist with the coroner’s office.

Information on the identities and conditions of the injured was not immediately available.

The school in northeast Ohio said in a statement that YSU President Cynthia Anderson met students and their families as the hospital this morning and called it “a sad day for the YSU family.”

The shooting happened at a two-story brick house in a neighborhood of once-elegant homes, many of which are now boarded up. No one answered a knock at the door Sunday afternoon.

A neighbor, Rodger Brown, 54, said the house and an adjacent home with Greek lettering indicating a fraternity often have parties on Friday and Saturday nights but had caused no problems in the neighborhood.

“It’s a nice, quiet neighborhood,” he said. Brown said men living in the house were friendly to him and once offered him a beer and a ride as he walked home last fall.

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Associated Press writers Kantele Franko in Columbus, Ohio, and Sofia Mannos in Washington contributed to this report.

Comments (42)

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  • orcainohio
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 9:45pm

    Youngstown a democrat stronghold ………Guess after they taught Trafficanti a lesson for voting with republicans. Matthews viteriol may have made this shooter act.

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  • takemout
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 6:43pm

    These 2 chicks wrote the most poorly investigated story I’ve ever read.

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  • ivy524
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 6:22pm

    Yep, this must be Sarah Palin’s fault.

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  • SlimnRanger
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 5:18pm

    Lots of murders going on in most cities, i am so glad i live way out in the sticks.

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  • chicago76
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 4:48pm

    These kind of shootings happen all the time. Usually black on black but no one except locals pay any attention to it. I guess they are just not newsworthy nationally unless some famous or wealthy or politically connected white person gets shot, then they rave about gun control, or how evil and crazy white people are. News media in this country is a joke.

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  • Mainer forever
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 4:07pm

    Such a sad story. Pray for the families involved.

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  • Player To Be Named Later
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 4:01pm

    Bush lied, people died. This axiom applies in all circumstances.

    BTW, there should be a “like” option on other peoples comments like on FB…just sayin

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  • KL
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:56pm

    The mantra about Bush, Palin and Cheney are old……get some new material. TNRWC, GOOD JOB!

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  • jedi.kep
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:44pm

    Sigh. These types of things happen around there about every month. There’s a killing about once a month over there. Annoying.

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  • TNRWC
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:15pm

    I was able to determine that the Fraternity appears to be Omega Phi Psi which is a black fraternity. I am not equating race to why there was a shooting (there was a gang related stabbing at my Fraternity), but why it was not reported. I was able to determine the Fraternity based on a picture posted of Jamil Johnson on his Facebook (black fraternities use distinctive hand gestures, and Jamil is making the sign of the Omegas and he is standing in front of a crude crest of this house). I then confirmed it by looking up the Youngstown chapter on the Omerga Phi Psi site and Jamil Johnson was listed as the recorder of the chapter. Jamil was the poor guy that was shot. Come on media do your job. Often times people who do not belong try to gain entrance to the party and this is often when fights break out. I would bet that a majority of violence that happens at Fraternity parties is between “townies” and the members. A lot of times now the “townies” are not the fun loving guys from “Breaking Away” but gang members.

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  • Sinista Mace
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:09pm

    Hey, I’m gonna just keep it real, Youngstown is the murder capital of Ohio.

    I remember I was living in an area of Youngstown near the Campus, and there is some projects not that far away. There was gunshots every single night.

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  • Arbroath7
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:02pm

    Fraternities are a social disease.

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  • mrpips
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:56pm

    Clearly the fault of the government take over of student loans and progressive education.

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  • BuckwheatA2
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:55pm

    What Fraternity was involved? Why is it not named? If the fraternity is unnamed in all articles, why title the articles with the word Fraternity? Would the fraternity name give more meaning to the story? Is this a real fraternity associated with the university or just a group of people who call themselves a “fraternity”? Crappy reporting.

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    • southernloyalty
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:13pm

      Want to know why the fraternity isn’t name? Wanna know why gun control isn‘t being mentioned yet about this incident and why we probably won’t hear anything about this on the national news? Let the first name of the victim, Jamail, be a clue to why.

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:14pm

      awwwww…. i just think you really like to type……..Fraternity

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    • Grandpa's Attic
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:14pm

      Yep, wasn’t even in the house “with the letters” on it. It was in the house across the street from it. I suppose it is proximity in order to paint student orgs. as unruly…

      remember to Never spot light the good, just the bad as that sells (sarcasm)

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  • emertz8413
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:54pm

    Northeast Ohio – - – Isn‘t that Kucinich’s (SP?) district?

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  • The Gooch
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:40pm

    Emotions, alcohol and firearms should never be mixed. My money is on the firearm being illegal to begin with, but that’s my knee jerk response. We will know more by Tuesday and then we can analyze this more.
    Don‘t challenge me for some other murderous individual’s act. Legal gun owners are not guilty by association.

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  • EZDOZIT
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:40pm

    Guns free zone

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  • Grandpa's Attic
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:38pm

    First off, the party occurred OFF campus and can not be called a sanctioned Fraternity party as it was unofficial. I am sorry for the families and kids. This is just as likely to occur at a night club or even a picnic. Booze, TEMPTERS, and any weapons don’t mix not just guns. I have seen bottles, pool sticks, chairs, and knives which also can kill.

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    • streetrodder
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:38pm

      I’ve got a good liberal idea, outlaw everything that way nothing will ever happen again. Sounds crazy but thats where we are heading.

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  • Nomaddds
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:28pm

    This story is clearly a lie. Everyone knows guns aren’t allowed on campus. Those shot should be commended by the left for obeying the law.

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:23pm

    Neither to keggers and uninvited guests….

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  • Fina_Biscotti
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:19pm

    Sad

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  • etetetet
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:18pm

    I’m positively Pro Gun as per our 2nd Amendment – but, dang it – keggers and guns don’t mix

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    • cykonas
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:20pm

      I’ve tapped plenty of kegs in my time. Floated a few as well. I’ve owned plenty of guns in my time. I had them in my possession while in the process of tapping and floating said kegs. Never did I feel a need to kill anyone, or even display a weapon. Your post only lends credence to the idiots who want to dismantle our 2nd amendment rights. Punish the wrong activity, in this case murder, not the other people, the object, or the carrying of a weapon.

      My prayers go out to the victims and their families. And may the shooter be justly punished. Peace.

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:24pm

      Yes, but nobody said the shooter was even invited to that house – he/she may have had a grudge and just walked in off the street. No matter what the circumstances are, it is very sad for all involved and their families and friends.

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    • DJ Sardaukar
      Posted on February 7, 2011 at 2:48am

      ED0315,

      Your racism is not welcome here.

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  • bigbud
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:15pm

    OMG lets confiscate all the guns. And investgate “T” party. Blame Beck , Palin, and Rush.
    Whew ,,,,, I feel better now,

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  • Robert-CA
    Posted on February 6, 2011 at 2:13pm

    Yep , let’s hear it , blame it on us .
    Prayers for the victims & families .

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