1 in custody, 1 at large in murder of 13-year-old boy, Cleveland Heights police say

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Heights Police Department announced on Saturday that one of two teen suspects wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of 13-year-old Londan Hill is in custody.

A 14-year-old Cleveland boy was picked up this morning by Medina police, according to a news release. Cleveland Heights police said he is now in the Juvenile Detention Center. Police are continuing to search for a 16-year-old boy from Cleveland Heights.

Investigators said the teen victim was visiting from Wisconsin and sitting at the kitchen table inside his aunt’s house when he was killed on Aug. 9 by gunshots that were fired into the back of the Woodview Road home.

Cleveland Heights police believed that the gunfire came from the backyard of a home two or three houses away from where Hill was visiting.

Charges for the two suspects include aggravated murder, felonious assault, and improper discharge into a habitation, according to Cleveland Heights police.

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to their arrests. Anyone with information can call detectives at 216-321-1234.

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