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Alfred Leroy Cleveland

Age : 67

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/01/2022

Location : 6400 block of Armstrong Drive

City : South Bend

County : St. Joseph

State : Indiana

Agency : South Bend Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/01/2022 at about 7:30 p.m., the South Bend Police Department responded to the 6400 block of Armstrong Drive after receiving a report of an assault and possible shooting. Officers found a 66-year-old woman, later identified as Catherine Cleveland, outside the home suffering from a gunshot wound; she was taken to a hospital and died from her injuries. As police were responding, Alfred Cleveland barricaded himself inside the residence. Crisis negotiators and the South Bend SWAT team were called in and engaged with him for several hours. After he stopped communicating with negotiators, officers deployed a chemical agent to gain entry. Inside the home, officers found Alfred Cleveland suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wndu.com/2022/12/02/police-responding-shooting-lafayette-falls-neighbhorhood/
https://www.abc57.com/news/police-investigating-standoff-on-armstrong-drive-as-murder-suicide
https://wsbt.com/news/local/south-bend-police-investigate-swat-incident-as-murder-suicide-police-victims-domestic-violence-response-emergency-gun-weapons