Elyria Man Found Guilty Of Illegally Having Gun

ELYRIA, OH — An Elyria man has been found guilty of illegally having a gun.

A jury convicted Gregory Raymore, 32, after a four-day trial. He will be sentenced on July 17, the Department of Justice said.

Raymore is a convicted felon and was barred from having a firearm. The Department of Justice said he had a .45-caliber handgun and 22 rounds of ammunition. The gun was discovered during a murder investigation, according to the DOJ.

Lorain police officers were called to a fatal shooting in an alleyway outside of a bar in May 2018. During the investigation, officers found the .45-caliber handgun and ammunition near the crime scene. The gun had Raymore's DNA on it, the DOJ said.

During the trial, testimony was given that said the firearm found near the murder scene was not the gun that caused the death. The case was prosecuted as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, which targets violent crime.

Raymore was previously convicted for aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of drugs and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to court testimony.

The case was investigated by the FBI and Lorain Police Department.