Deonte Alexander, 38, of Cleveland, was found mortally wounded near West 73rd Street and Clark Avenue on the city’s West Side just after 1 p.m. on August 13, 2025. Responding officers discovered he had suffered a gunshot wound; lifesaving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner later identified him and confirmed the date of death, and funeral notices from his family’s funeral home listed visitation and services through Strowder’s Funeral Home.

Patrol units canvassed the block and, after receiving a suspect description, officers located a nearby man armed with a firearm. During the confrontation an officer fired a service weapon, striking the suspect, who was taken to a hospital in stable condition; the officer was uninjured and placed on paid administrative leave while the Force Investigation Team reviewed the shooting. Police later identified the suspect as 49-year-old Sterling Pettway and charged him with murder in Alexander’s killing and felonious assault on a police officer. Authorities had not released a motive and detectives continued to gather evidence and interview witnesses.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything around West 73rd and Clark Avenue on August 13 that could help investigators piece together what happened?