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Trooper Shoots Suspect Near Case Western After Chase That Ended in Two Arrests

The shooting is under Cleveland police review after new aggravated robbery charges were filed against a suspect.

Overview

  • Ohio State Highway Patrol says a traffic stop of an unplated 2025 Kia K4 around 5:25 p.m. on Woodland Avenue led to a pursuit after the driver refused to pull over.
  • Two occupants fled on foot toward campus and allegedly tried to carjack a Cadillac and a Chevy SUV while armed, and a firearm was later recovered.
  • Troopers confronted 18-year-old Leon Terrell near Tomlinson Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, where a trooper shot him in the leg; he was treated and released at University Hospitals.
  • Passenger Noreonna Echols, 19, surrendered after briefly trying to drive off in the disabled Kia and now faces aggravated robbery charges with bond set at $300,000, while charges for Terrell are expected but not yet filed.
  • Case Western issued and then lifted a shelter-in-place alert within about an hour; no officers were injured, and investigators have not said how many shots were fired or whether the suspect fired.