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Cleveland police need help identifying 2 persons of interest in Forest Hills homicide investigation

Cleveland police asking for the public's help in identifying two people of interest in homicide investigation.
Posted at 12:06 PM, Apr 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-09 12:06:41-04

CLEVLEAND — Cleveland police are asking for the public's help in identifying two persons of interest in a homicide investigation.

Cleveland police asking for the public's help in identifying two people of interest in homicide investigation.
Cleveland police asking for the public's help in identifying two people of interest in homicide investigation.

On March 29, a 26-year-old man was shot and killed in Cleveland’s Forest Hills neighborhood.

The victim, identified by the medical examiner as Martize Battle was found shot to death, lying in the street between two parked cars in the area of Dundee Drive and Sellers Avenue.

Officers at the scene said Battle was seen talking with another male outside the Central Fox Market. The male pointed a gun at Battle, who started to run away while dropping a gun on the ground.

Police said the male shot Battle multiple times in the head before he left the area on foot.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 216-623-5464.  Anonymous information can be provided via crimestoppers at 216-25-CRIME.

RELATED: 26-year-old found shot to death on street of Cleveland's Forest Hills neighborhood, police say

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