Youngstown man says he was shot by men trying to steal his marijuana

YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown Police are investigating after a man said he was shot on the Westside by three men trying to steal his marijuana.

The incident began just after 7:30 p.m. Monday when the police department received a report of shots fired on Tyrell Avenue. A caller told police they heard gunfire and saw two people running toward Salt Springs, one wearing a "black puffy coat".

While officers were heading to Tyrell Avenue, a second call came in about a wounded man on Riblet Avenue. Officers changed their route to respond to the Riblet Avenue address.

At the Riblet Avenue home, officers spoke with a man who stated he was shot in front of Tyrell Avenue.

The victim told police that he was shot when three males attempted to rob him of marijuana. He said he started running when he heard