Death by Cop- 2024

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Ritchie Welch 3 of 3

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : Black

Date : 05/22/2024

Location : Mount Pleasant

City : Cleveland

County : Cuyahoga

State : Ohio

Agency : Cleveland Police Department, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Double homicide/suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cleveland PD arrived at a domestic violence call.For 14 hours, Cleveland PD and SWAT bore down on a residence where a suicidal man had allegedly attacked family members. The man at some point during the siege killed 2 family members and committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cleveland19.com/video/2024/05/22/two-people-suspect-dead-after-cleveland-standoff/