BOARDMAN We now know why there was a large police response to a neighborhood in Boardman on Tuesday afternoon.

According to a police report, officers were called to investigate an assault and a person with a gun on the 3900 block of Hopkins Road shortly before 3 p.m.

The initial 911 call, made by the man later identified as the suspect, reported "a person with a gun on the front porch" before the caller hung up. Due to limited information, BPD units rushed to the address.

A woman told officers that her ex-boyfriend, who was inside the home, had "pulled a gun" on her brother. Police ordered the ex-boyfriend to come out.

The ex-boyfriend told police that the woman and her brother arrived to collect property. A fight began in the front yard when the ex-boyfriend allegedly attempted

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