2020 was already a difficult year. And for the City of Lima, it was an unusual year when it comes to crime. Lima Police Department handled 12 homicides, up from the average of 5 murders a year for the last few years. LPD has arrested at least one person in each case.
On Feb.4, Levels Lounge was the site of a violent triple murder. A gun fight left Terrell McGraw and Devontae Upshaw dead inside the bar and Timothy White was found dead on a nearby sidewalk. Deontray Forrest has been charged for two of the murders with criminal gang charges attached to them. The bar has since closed.