LIMA — Police have identified a suspect in the Dec. 29 shooting death of Lima resident Kobe Bryant.
The Lima Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Takal L. Austin, 18, of Lima, who has an active felony warrant for homicide in reference to the shooting.
Officers were dispatched shortly before 10 p.m. on the night of the shooting to the area of Branson Avenue and Fourth Street. They found Bryant, 22, in the yard of a residence at 643 E. Fourth St., suffering from gunshot wounds. The Lima man was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bryant was one of the two teens charged in a May 14, 2017 shooting in the 300 block of North Collett Street, according to a statement issued by the Lima Police Department.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Detective Matt Boss at 419-221-5156, the Lima Police Department at 419-227-4444 or Lima/Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419-229-7867.
