Riverside gas station shooting suspect indicted

Devion Lenn Lovett

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Devion Lenn Lovett
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Nov 20, 2020
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The suspect in a shooting last month at a Riverside gas station was indicted Thursday by a Montgomery County grand jury.

Devion L. Lovett, 19, is accused of shooting a 28-year-old man in the leg Oct. 22 at a Valero gas station on Valley Pike. The gunshot victim’s injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

The morning after the shooting, police identified Lovett as the suspect. Riverside police tracked him to Indianapolis, where he was arrested Oct. 30 by Indianapolis Metro Police at a relative’s apartment, Riverside police said. Following his extradition to Ohio, he was booked Tuesday into the Montgomery County Jail.

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Lovett is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday following his indictment on three counts of felonious assault, each with a three-year firearm specification, and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

The morning after the shooting, police identified Lovett as the suspect. Riverside police tracked him to Indianapolis, where he was arrested Oct. 30 by Indianapolis Metro Police at a relative’s apartment, Riverside police said.

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Following his extradition to Ohio, he was booked Nov. 17 into the Montgomery County Jail.

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