SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — 31-year-old William McLendon has been indicted on one count of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault by a Cuyahoga County grand jury for allegedly shooting a gas station worker at a BP / 7-Eleven in Shaker Heights last month.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court records show McLendon is scheduled for arraignment at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21.
His bond was previously set at $500,000 when he first appeared in Shaker Heights Municipal Court back on Feb. 21.
The case dates back to the morning of Feb. 20 when McLendon allegedly fired 16 shots -- eight of which struck the victim -- during the incident in the 20400 block of Chagrin Boulevard.
Police say officers responded to the scene of the shooting around 6:33 a.m.
“Officers learned the employee, a 34-year-old Shaker Heights man, had been involved in a verbal altercation with an unknown male customer that escalated into a physical altercation where the customer produced a handgun and shot the employee multiple times, then left the area in a light-colored truck,” according to a press release from the Shaker Heights Police Department.
McLendon was later identified as the suspect and later arrested after reportedly turning himself in.
7-Eleven, Inc. provided the following statement to 3News in response to the shooting: “The safety of customers, Franchisees and store associates is of the utmost importance. We are gathering information and working closely with local law enforcement.”
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