May 23, 2024

CLE STANDOFF


THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD, INCLUDING THE SUSPECT, AFTER A STANDOFF WHICH BEGAN IN CLEVELAND'S MOUNT PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD ON TUESDAY NIGHT. 
CLEVELAND POLICE SAY THAT THE BARRICADE SITUATION HERE LASTED ABOUT 15 HOURS. DEPUTY CHIEF ALI PILLOW SAYS THAT THEY GOT A CALL FROM A MAN WHO SAID HE WAS GOING TO HARM HIMSELF AND HAD ALREADY CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO OTHERS. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED THEY LEARNED THE SUSPECT WAS ARMED. SEVERAL NEARBY HOMES WERE EVACUATED. DEPUTY CHIEF PLLOW SAYS THAT THE SUSPECT DIED OF A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE FOUND DEAD INSIDE THE HOME. INVESTIGATORS SAY A FAMILY CONFLICT LED TO THE INCIDENT.


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