SWAT raid in Cleveland ends with suspect at large; search ongoing

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The SWAT Team surrounded a home on the city’s East side for several hours early Monday morning, after it was reported a murder suspect was barricaded inside.

“Well, I heard shots all day,” said Charniece Mcintyre. “Everybody is supposed to be celebrating fathers, family coming together, so that’s the crazy part. That and seeing SWAT outside in our neighborhood is pretty crazy.”

According to Cleveland EMS, a 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the 10000 block of Parkgate Avenue, near East Blvd., around 1 a.m.

Mcintyre and others on the street say the shooting happened sometime after midnight.

“Everybody is supposed to be pulling together as a community, and why, why the violence, why the taking each other out?” said Mcintyre.

This is in the city’s Glenville neighborhood.

Cleveland Police said initial reports suggested the suspect had barricaded himself inside a nearby home.

In a press conference later in the day, Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said it is unclear how long the suspect was actually in the home.

“Well, we don’t that they actually, there was ever anyone inside that home,” said Todd.

A standoff lasted for several hours until the SWAT Team cleared out the home and determined the suspect was not there.

Police said the homicide remains under investigation.