Crime & Safety

16-Year-Old Found Dead in Cleveland

The victim had a gunshot wound in his chest and was left in an abandoned home.

CLEVELAND, OH - A 16-year-old man was apparently shot to death on Cleveland's East Side Nov. 20. Police found the man's body on E. 54th Street. There was a gunshot wound in the man's chest.

Officers received a call that there was a body in the vacant house at 3719 E. 54. When officers arrived they found the body. The victim was reported missing to police on Nov. 10, 2016.

WKYC is reporting that the deceased teenager is Alexander Mullins. Mullins was listed as missing last week after he was last seen going to Washing Park High School.

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