Overview

• Newly released bodycam footage shows officers pursuing a gunman through an alley and the subsequent shooting of the suspect who allegedly killed Deonte Alexander on Wednesday.
• Investigators formally charged 49-year-old Sterling Pettway with murder and felonious assault on a police officer after he was treated and released from a hospital.
• The victim was identified as 38-year-old Deonte Alexander, who died of a gunshot wound to the head near West 73rd Street and Clark Avenue.
• The officer who discharged his service weapon has been placed on paid leave as authorities review the use of force.
• Cleveland police data show 64 homicides investigated this year, marking a nearly 19% decrease from the 79 cases recorded by this time last year.