Death by Cop 2021-2025
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William Abney
Gender : Male
Age : 28
Race : White
Date : 12/19/2024
Location : 2600 block of Saratoga Avenue
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : U.S. Marshals Service
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 19, 2024, U.S. Marshals located 28-year-old William Abney, a suspect in the December 17, 2024, murder of Nicholas R. Mizikar, at a residence in the 2600 block of Saratoga Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. As officers approached, Abney produced a firearm and shot himself. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Abney was wanted in connection with the shooting death of Mizikar, who was found with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle in the driveway of a home on Saratoga Avenue.
