Two shots fired at mourning family while on their homes porch: Cleveland Heights police blotter – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Improper discharging of a firearm: Kensington Road

At 10:50 p.m. Sept. 15, police were called to a home on a report of shots fired. At the scene, police learned that a male resident of the home, 23, had been murdered in Cleveland Heights two days earlier.

The deceased mans brother, 24, and other family members were on their homes front porch when a car drove up and slowed while a male in the car shouted an obscenity about the dead man. The car was believed to be occupied by several males.

The car drove away, but returned less than a minute later. From the car, a male reached out and fired two shots before the car continued eastbound on Kensington Road. Witnesses were unsure if the shots were fired in the air or towards the home. No bullet holes were found in the home and no one was injured.

Police found two shell casings on the ground and an army fatigue hat in the street, which may have belonged to the shooter. The detective bureau is investigating.

Domestic violence: Bainbridge Road

At 6:55 p.m. Sept. 14, police were called to a home for a reported disturbance involving a family member. Officers arrived to find several people outside the home, and a man yelling at women.

The man then laid down in the front yard as one of the women yelled that he needed to go to a psych ward. The man said to police, You going to take me to jail real quick. He then told his mother to shut up.

The man became aggressive and, as his sister approached him, he took a swing at her. The sister dodged the swing, but was struck on the arm. Police then grabbed the man and took him to the ground. Police arrested the man and charged him with domestic violence and assault.

Upon his arrest, his family members became uncooperative with officers, refusing to complete written statements and telling police they didnt want any action taken.

Aggravated menacing: Blanche Road

At 9:50 a.m. Sept. 11, an inspector with the citys housing department reported that he was completing an exterior inspection of a home when a man came outside and began to berate him. The man said he was going to go to city hall with a machine gun and shoot everyone. A warrant was issued for the mans arrest.

At 4:30 p.m. Sept. 14, police went to an East Cleveland home and arrested the man who made the threats. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated menacing and inducing panic. Cleveland Heights police also wanted the suspect on previous outstanding warrants.

Improper discharging of a firearm: Renrock Road

At 9 a.m. Sept. 11, police were called to a three-floor multiple dwelling where several gunshots had been fired. A woman, 55, called police after being told to do so by a 25-year-old man who lives above her on the third floor.

As officers attempted to enter the closed first floor door, they heard from behind the door the 25-year-old stating that he needed help, that there were people after him, and that, according to the police report, it wasnt him. Police entered and found the man standing with his hands on his head. The man told police he had a knife tucked in his shorts. Police removed the knife and handcuffed the man. The man told officers that an unloaded gun was upstairs. Police found the gun, a rifle, on the second floor stairwell landing.

In the mans third-floor residence, police found several spent shell casings and a damaged window. No one was inside.

The man went on to tell police that he thought he was being followed by his ex-girlfriend and a man he does not know and that he could hear them walking inside the house. He believed they wanted to kill him.

The man told police that, in his head, he could hear the unknown male saying, She wants you dead. I am going to kill you. He also said the couple followed him home from work that morning, and that they could hear and see everything he was doing, and that they tapped his phone. He said he knew what he did was wrong, but that he was afraid they were going to kill him. Police had the man taken to the hospital for a psychological examination, where he was placed in a lockdown facility.

Officers found five gunshots had struck the rear of a neighboring house. Witnesses heard varying amounts of gunshots being fired, but saw no one suspicious in the area. The woman who called police said that the man came to her door and told her to call police.

The detective bureau is investigating.

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