Crime & Safety

Shooting In Neighboring Town Kills Beachwood Man

An 18-year-old Beachwood man was shot to death in Warrensville Heights over the holiday weekend, police said.

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH — An 18-year-old Beachwood man was killed in a shooting on Saturday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner announced.

Christian Wagoner, 18, was found at 12:40 a.m. near Gladstone Road and Warrensville Center Road in Warrensville Heights. Four shell casings from a handgun were found near his body, Warrensville Heights police said.

After Wagoner was found on Gladstone, police and EMS took him to MetroHealth Medical Center. He later died while at the hospital, the medical examiner's office said.

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Police said the investigation into Wagoner's death is ongoing and additional information was not released to media.

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