Suspect in double homicide apprehended in Louisiana

SOURCE: Lima News

BY: J Swygart

LIMA — The Lima Police Department has reported on its Facebook page that the suspect in the Saturday night shooting deaths of Romelo Blackman and John Dyes was arrested late Monday evening in Louisiana.

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for Kenyatta Washington, 26, on a charge of murder, according to the report. The Lima man was arrested with the assistance of law enforcement in Louisiana.

Officers from the LPD responded shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to 438 W. McKibben St. in Lima in reference to a shooting. Upon their arrival they discovered the bodies of Blackman, 28, and Dyes, 18. Both died from apparent gunshot wounds, police said.