Mile Long Pier’s north parking lot will from now on close starting at dusk after the Lorain Port and Finance Authority announced the change.
LORAIN, Ohio - 19 News obtained more details and 911 call audio from a weekend shooting that influenced the decision to close Mile Long Pier’s north parking lot after dusk.One person was shot amongst a group that gathered to mingle late at night at the pier’s north parking lot.
“Yeah we got an emergency, someone just got shot, we’re on our way to Lorain Mercy Hospital.”“Can we have an ambulance to the pier please? Someone just got shot, please.”Lorain police have not provided an update on the victim, and have yet to identify a suspect. Detectives are still investigating the shooting. Another police report states a second shooting also took place at the pier’s parking area one night later. In an interview last week, Executive Director for the Lorain Port and Finance Authority Tom Brown, cited the shooting as a reason behind the change in the pier’s parking lot policy. “It’s escalated to the point that people that are marina guests and spending the night on their boat are hearing and seeing things they should not see,” he said. As detectives continue to investigate the incident, pier representatives hope these incidents do not become a trend.Mile Long Pier’s north parking lot will from now on close starting at dusk after the Lorain Port and Finance Authority announced the change on Wednesday. The new policy was a joint decision between the Authority, the Lorain Police Department and Oasis Marinas. In a statement also released on Facebook, the authority explained marina slip holders will still be able to access the area.“Reports of people being loud and illegal activities, drinking, et cetera,” he said. “And it escalated into a shooting incident and we just can’t have that.”“They just get into things they shouldn’t be getting into,” said one person who chose to remain anonymous in relation to the late night activity. “It’s going to make a lot of people mad, I believe,” said Dave Spaich, who was riding his bicycle along the pier. A third person who also chose to remain anonymous added that “they’re not going to park all the way somewhere else and then walk down here. I don’t think people will come here then.” The Port Authority’s statement also explains their changes to the parking policy doesn’t imply that the pier itself will close earlier.“I hope not. I’ve been coming for many many years and have never done this before,” one said. Brown explained the Port Authority is considering other changes as well. “We’re going to invest a large amount of capital into a permanent gate,” he explained. “It’ll be open all day, and it’ll close at dusk.”The police department did not make itself available last Thursday, while an Oasis representative referred 19 News to
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