Hermitage police looking for information to solve 2015 cold case homicide

Hermitage police are asking the public for information that would help solve a homicide that happened eight years ago.

According to Hermitage police, Ralph Kenneth Lloyd was shot while walking in the 800 block of North Water Avenue at 1:08 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2015.

Lloyd died in surgery several hours later, according to police.

Police said Lloyd had walked to the Hermitage neighborhood of Patagonia, where he lived, from Sharon that night.

A witness near the scene of the shooting told police there was an argument followed by gunshots.

Lloyd was a former truck driver from South Carolina, and worked at the Sharon McDonald’s at the time of his death.

Any persons with information regarding these incident are asked to contact the Hermitage Police Investigation Unit, 724-983-6782 or 24/7 Dispatch 724-662-6110 or, if you have information on this crime, any serious crime, or wanted person, call the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477).

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