Shooting/Suicide This Morning
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:31 am
On Monday, 10/7/2024 at 7:54am Lakewood Police received a call of two parties arguing on Chase Avenue near Clifton. As officers began responding to the scene, callers notified dispatch that they believed they had hear gunshots.
Upon officers’ arrival at the scene, they located a deceased male, as well as a female who had at least one gunshot wound, both located on a sidewalk on Chase Avenue just south of Clifton Boulevard. Officers and Lakewood Fire Department personnel administered aid to the female, who was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment. Her wounds are considered serious, but there is no further information at this time regarding her exact injuries or condition. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
Detectives are conducting an ongoing investigation of the incident itself, as well as the nature of the relationship between the two involved parties, as it appears they are familiar with each other. Names of the parties are being withheld pending confirmation of their identities and subsequent notification to family members.
Captain William O. Albrecht
Commander, Division of Traffic and Control
Lakewood Police Department.