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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) :Names Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suspect in murder investigation died by suicide during law enforcement encounter

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

1. Murder suspect dies by suicide in Cleveland: U.S. Marshals
2. Cleveland man dies in Old Brooklyn shooting, suspect at large
3. Cleveland police seeking 'armed and dangerous' suspect in Old Brooklyn murder