CLEVELAND — Two suspects have been arrested for the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Cleveland that occurred in May.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, 25-year-old Jason Wilder and 19-year-old Jaden Hughey were arrested at a residence in Warrensville Heights on Tuesday morning. Wilder and Hughey were wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder following the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at East 156th Street and Lakeshore Boulevard on May 26.
After responding to the scene following reports on gunshots, officers say they found a blue sedan parked in the middle of the intersection with a deceased juvenile male slumped over inside. The 15-year-old boy, who was fatally wounded, had sustained approximately 16 gun shot wounds to the head and chest, while a second juvenile was located on scene with a gun shot wound to the leg.
While occupying another vehicle, Wilder and Hughey are alleged to have pulled up next to the blue sedan, exited and then opened fire on the sedan, killing one male juvenile and injuring the other before fleeing the scene.
According to a release, investigators from the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force developed information that Wilder and Hughey were living in the same residence in Warrensville Heights. They were both arrested at a residence near the 23700 block of Banbury Circle in Warrensville Heights on Tuesday, with two AR-15 style rifles also being seized at the time of arrest.
“The outstanding investigative work by the Cleveland Division of Police, homicide division lead to the identification of these suspects, which culminated into safe arrests. Two violent fugitives and two assault rifles are off the streets of Cleveland today," U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said in a release.