Lima man arrested in Wednesday shooting death

SOURCE: Lima News

LIMA — A Lima man was arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of a man in a northwestern part of Lima, according to a press release from the Lima Police Department.

The LPD responded to the 100 block of North Rosedale Avenue on Wednesday regarding a reported shooting. When they arrived, they discovered Kirk Perine, 59, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers located the suspect, identified as Michael L. Oliphant, 21, of Lima. They transported Oliphant to the Allen County Jail and held him on the charge of murder.