Man killed in northeast shooting had links to organized crime

The victim has a history of criminal charges and convictions dating back a decade, including for the early 2017 kidnapping of two men

A man killed in an apparent targeted shooting in the city’s northeast last week had connections to organized crime that included a conviction for kidnapping.

Following an autopsy, city police said the man killed on the evening of Oct. 18 in the 200 block of Homestead Drive N.E. was John Noon Ochelo, 28, and was the victim of a homicide.

Police say they were called to a residence at around 7:20 p.m. where they found Ochelo dead. He’s the city’s 15th homicide victim of the year.