On May 8, 2024, firefighters in Cleveland responded to a house fire in the 1700 block of East 88th Place. While extinguishing the blaze, they found a woman upstairs who had died of a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was later identified as 44-year-old April Cost.

Investigators later named 37-year-old Michael H. Hurley as a suspect. Authorities say he was arrested at a residence in the 2700 block of Lancashire Road in Cleveland Heights and charged with aggravated murder. The arrest was credited to a joint effort between the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service’s Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.

Anyone who has additional information about April Cost or the events of May 8 is asked to contact the investigating agencies.