Seeking Justice: Surveillance video not enough to solve murder of Cleveland man back in 2014

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - It’s been more than 10 years without answers for a sister who lost her brother to violence.

Lorenzo Frazier’s murder remains unsolved, even though surveillance video caught the possible suspects on camera.

On July 29, 2014, 42-year-old Lorenzo Frazier got into an argument with a man outside of a corner store near E. 134th Street and Kinsman Rd. in Cleveland and lost his life.

His sister Wannette Demore will never forget finding out.

“Everybody kind of rushed to where it happened at and meet up or whatever together [sic]. And then they said, he got shot in the back,” she said.

Lorenzo had a young daughter and three siblings.

He worked at a barbershop on Kinsman.

Thomas Moore Sr. is his brother-in-law.

“He was just a good, loving person. He cared about people, especially his family,” he said.

“If you need him, he come right there. He’ll be right there,” Demore said.

Nearly a year after his murder, police released surveillance video showing two suspects at the time.

In the video, you see Lorenzo in the street, walking away from a man in a black T-shirt.

They say something to each other and then a second man in a striped shirt walks over.

The video cuts to them running away after Lorenzo was shot.

Then another camera caught the two men walking around the corner.

“He didn’t deserve it. He did the right thing of just saying, it’s not worth fighting over,” Moore said.

Now, more than a decade later that corner shop is boarded up.

A Crime Stoppers flyer with Lorenzo’s face on it has been posted there by his family as a reminder of what happened right outside in the street.

His sister and brother-in-law keep posting flyers hoping the right person will see them and help police catch Lorenzo’s killer.

“Don’t get me wrong. The police, the homicide unit, I mean, they’re doing an awesome job. But it makes their job easier if people know or saw something. They need to step up. and just tell him, ‘Hey, look, this is the guy you’re really looking for,‘” Moore said.

They’re not giving up hope they’ll get answers one day.

“City of Cleveland—it’s not just our family that needs this help. It’s all families that need this help. And we’re just asking to step up and help us all out to solve our cases. So we can move on, we can have closure, and we can have peace of mind,” Moore said.

Cleveland Police told us they do not have any updates in this case, but they’re continuing to investigate.

We’re still waiting to hear whether those two men shown in the video are still suspects in connection with his murder.

If you have any information, you can call the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.

You can also call Crime Stoppers with anonymous tips at 216-252-7463 or go to their website here.

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