(6-9-24) On 6/08/2024, at about 11:00 p.m., officers from the Lima Police Department were dispatched to the 700 Block of W. Vine Street, in reference to several shots fired. 

They arrived to find that a large fight broke out in the street and several shots were fired at a crowd of people and a vehicle in the street.  During the investigation, Investigator’s learned this spurred from an ongoing dispute between two groups, one of which lived in that block. 

David Johnson

 As a result of the two sides purposely meeting in that area, for the purpose of fighting, one individual, David A. Johnson (42), of Lima, fired 13 shots at the crowd, while standing in the street.  Several of those shots hit a car, parked in the lane of travel and two of the shots struck two pedestrians who were in that area as a result of the feud. Angel Nicely (30) and Mark Collins (27), both of Lima, were shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.  Both were treated for gunshot wounds at Lima Memorial Health Systems and later released. 

Johnson is being held in the Allen County Jail on a felony count of felonious assault with a weapon.

David Johnson was held on suspicion of felonious assault, at the Allen County Jail. 

This investigation is still under investigation.