Timothy P. Wallace, 59, was fatally shot in Cleveland’s east side in the early hours of Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Officers from the Fourth District first responded to reports of shots fired near the 11700 block of Cromwell Avenue shortly after midnight. While officers were speaking with people in the area, they were notified that a male had been shot inside a nearby vehicle; police located Wallace on Parkview Avenue with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital by Cleveland EMS and was later pronounced dead.

Police say the suspect may have barricaded inside a residence on Cromwell Avenue; the SWAT team cleared the home but did not find the person. No description of a suspect has been released and no arrests have been announced. The Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit is investigating.

If anyone witnessed activity in the Cromwell Avenue or Parkview Avenue area that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward.