Inside the examination of Metroparks murder mystery: I-Team

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – – Video launched to the BNN I-Team takes you inside the examination into a murder mystery in the Cleveland Metroparks.

The video sheds brand-new light on a murder where you go to relax.

It took place last month in the woods at the Royalview Picnic area in Strongsville.

Body camera video simply released shows Metroparks rangers and others treking to get to a male found shot to death. They had to trek for 15 minutes.

At one point, a firefighter there asked the guy who called 911 to describe the distance to the scene.

" How far would you state we are from right here?" he asked.

" Ten minutes," the witness responded.

" Ten minutes?" the firemen said.

At other points on the video, you can hear, "you're going to make a left down at the water," and,
" no simple way in."

Detectives have actually recognized the victim as 74-year-old Leroy Johnston. He had actually been shot in the head.

The I-Team talked to the man who called 911. He described the location.

" A good location to take your pet dog, to be a dog, without stressing over other individuals," he stated.

He told us he found the body while strolling his pet with his sweetheart.

" There's a lot that goes through your head when you discover something like that. I was worried after I discovered the cause of death, how close was I to being hurt," he said.

So far in this case, no one has been apprehended.

The I-Team also requested records looking back. The last murder in the Cleveland Metroparks occurred in 2020. A representative tells us that also has not been fixed.

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The households of Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge wait for justice, too. Back in 2019, someone killed them in the Rocky River Reservation of the Metroparks. That case, also, has never ever been solved regardless of big rewards provided for ideas to split the case.

Back to this criminal activity, that 911 caller constantly liked getting off the trail near the Royalview Picnic area, until now.

I never ever felt hazardous there, however, that being stated, with what we went through, I do not understand if I'll be going back to that park. Just because it's kind of a fresh thing in our mind," he stated.

The Metroparks spokesperson has actually exposed little about the examination, although we're told the victim in this case had actually been shot with a pistol.

We'll upgrade this story when there are developments in the event.