Police seek suspects in slaying of Cleveland man in Maple Heights

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Maple Heights police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man early Saturday morning.

Police responded to the 18000 block of Raymond Street after 2 a.m. Saturday for a report of “two suspicious males in the area knocking on doors.”

Upon arrival, officers found 34-year-old John Boyd of Cleveland on the ground at Camden and Raymond streets with two gunshot wounds. Boyd was transported to Marymount Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the office of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner confirmed.

Officers located two other men in the area who were initially taken into custody and transported to the Maple Heights Police Department. During the investigation, police discovered the two men were actually with Boyd at the time of the shooting and were released later that morning.

A suspect fled on foot and is at large and has not been identified.

Anyone with information is asked to call Maple Heights police at 216-587-9624.

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