Jonathan Lanum, 27, was fatally shot on July 8, 2023, near a residence on the 13800 block of Earlwood Road in Cleveland after a verbal altercation with another individual escalated. The suspect allegedly retrieved a firearm and shot Lanum multiple times; Lanum was taken to University Hospitals and pronounced dead. A warrant charged 29-year-old Alphonso Jones with aggravated murder after he fled the scene.

On September 11, 2023, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Jones at an apartment near the 26100 block of Lakeshore Boulevard in Euclid. That arrest was the 13th homicide suspect captured under Operation 2-1-6. Lanum’s killing occurred during a violent weekend in Cleveland; the arrest was described as bringing some measure of closure to his family and highlighted ongoing law enforcement efforts.

If anyone knew Jonathan or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please share what you know.