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Coroner identifies both victims in Youngstown double homicide

According to the Coroner's Office, the two victims as 22-year-old Damion Lake and 30-year-old Jashai Benson.

Tuesday, September 12th 2023, 10:38 AM EDT

By Zach Mosca

The Mahoning County Coroner has released the names of both people killed in a double homicide in Youngstown Thursday night.

According to the Coroner's Office, the two victims as 22-year-old Damion Lake and 30-year-old Jashai Benson.

Both were killed in a shooting on East Auburndale Avenue that took place around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 7. The shooting also left one more person in critical condition.

Youngstown Police Lieutenant Mohammed Awad tells 21 News this incident was "not a random act of violence."

Autopsies were conducted at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office and the incident remains under investigation by YPD and the Coroner's Office.

Coroner identifies both victims in Youngstown double homicide

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