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Suspect in Bedford AutoZone Fatal Shooting Identified, Due in Court

The 22-year-old suspect will be in Bedford Municipal Court Tuesday as investigators finalize evidence for a murder indictment.

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Overview

  • Darien Hobley, a 22-year-old Maple Heights man, is scheduled for an initial hearing at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Bedford Municipal Court
  • Hobley is being held without bond and faces pending murder charges for the Monday morning shooting
  • The victim, 20-year-old Riley Jones of Shaker Heights, was pronounced dead at South Pointe Hospital after gunfire broke out just after 10 a.m. in the AutoZone parking lot
  • Investigators say the couple argued in Maple Heights before the suspect followed Jones to the store, then surrendered inside and fled on foot before officers arrested him a block away
  • Police are reviewing surveillance video and interviewing witnesses to piece together what led the dispute to turn deadly