Crime & Safety
44-Year-Old Shot In The Head In Lakewood Apartment
Police found spent shell casings outside the door of an apartment on Sunday morning. A 44-year-old was inside the apartment, dead.
LAKEWOOD, OH — A 44-year-old Lakewood man is dead after gun violence on Sunday, police announced.
On Sunday morning, 911 callers reported hearing gunshots at an apartment building near Elmwood Avenue and Madison Avenue. When officers arrived, they found spent shell casings outside the door of the No. 3 apartment.
Officers got no response from anyone within the apartment, so they forced their way inside. They found the 44-year-old, with a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at the apartment, police said.
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The identity of the 44-year-old is being withheld until the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office positively identifies him, Lakewood police said.
No one else appears to have been hurt in the shooting, Police Chief Kevin Kaucheck told Patch.
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A 19-year-old was taken into custody hours after the shooting, Lakewood police said. His involvement in the shooting is under investigation and his identity has not been announced. No formal charges have been filed connected to this case, police said.
"Detectives are working to identify other parties possibly present at the shooting and are working on several promising leads," Lakewood police said in a statement.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been asked to assist in the processing of the crime scene.
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