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John Lefty Grehn

Case from Ashland, OH dated Jan 01, 2026

Victim Details

John “Lefty” Grehn

Male

White / Caucasian

Ashland

OH

2026-01-01

61

John

Lefty Grehn

06/24/2026

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On New Year's Day, the life of John R. "Lefty" Grehn, a 61-year-old man, was tragically cut short in an Ashland, Ohio, home. The quiet afternoon of January 1, 2026, was shattered around 2:15 p.m. when police and fire personnel were dispatched to a residence on East Liberty Street following a 911 call reporting a shooting. Inside the house, they discovered Grehn deceased from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. He had been born in Chicago and worked for many years in retail. Friends remembered h ...
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  • https://www.cleveland19.com: $2M bond for Ashland man charged with aggravated murder in fatal shooting of 61-year-old man
  • Richland Source: One man dead, another arrested after New Year’s Day shooting in Ashland
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    I was thinking about how tragic it is to lose someone like John Grehn, especially under such devasta... ...Read More
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