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Dead body found burning in open fire in Cleveland yard

Posted at 9:39 AM, Feb 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-19 11:12:34-05

The Cleveland Division of Fire responded to an open fire in a yard Saturday night and found a dead person burning among the fire.

The body has not been identified, but police believe it may be a man.

The Homicide Unit and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Officer responded to the scene at 9100 Laisy Ave. The Fire Arson unit was also on scene.

A cause of death has still not been determined and this issue remains under investigation.

It was another violent weekend in Cleveland. A business owner was shot and killed in a robbery and three people were shot in the face. Two of the three people shot in the face have died.