Saturday, August 20, 2011

Cleveland, OH: Man says girlfriend killed herself, flees scene

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -
Cleveland Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old female who was shot in the head Friday night.

Police received a call around 10:30 p.m. for a female that had shot herself in the head on Parkview.

Once on scene, the victim's mother said she had been asleep in her bedroom when a noise woke her up. At that time, the girl's boyfriend began yelling that the victim had shot herself.

While emergency crews were on scene working on the victim, the boyfriend fled. Cleveland Police searched the area, but were unable to locate him. They did, however locate a handgun on Lardet Avenue.

Police have named the boyfriend as a suspect in the shooting.

The victim, identified as Johnetta Nicole Jackson, later died at Metro Health Medical Center.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.

The Cleveland Division of Police is asking that anyone with information about this incident to contact the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464. Anonymous information can be given to Crime Stoppers by calling 216-252-7463 or Text messaging to Text TIP657 plus your message to Crimes (274637).

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