Quadruple Homicide In Cleveland, Suspect Charged

CLEVELAND — Armond Johnson has been charged with murdering four people in Slavic Village on Tuesday, including his 6-year-old son, Cleveland police announced on Thursday.

"Less than 48 hours ago, we were standing on this very street talking about a tragedy in our city. Although this doesn't change that, this doesn't make it any better, we are here to report we have a bit of a resolution to that with the arrest," Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Williams was joined by Mayor Frank Jackson during the announcement.

The tragedy referred to by Williams was the discovery of four bodies on E. 63rd street on Tuesday morning. The four killed persons have been identified as David Cousin Jr., 35, Takeyra Collins, 25, Armond Johnson Jr., 6, and Aubree Stone, 2. Johnson is the father of Johnson Jr., but his relationship to the other three people is unclear at this time.

On Tuesday morning, investigators were called to E. 63rd Street after a man was found laying in a field. Cousin Jr. was pronounced dead on the scene.

While canvassing the neighborhood for information, police saw the bodies of two children laying in the window of a home next to the field. Collins, Johnson Jr. and Stone were all found inside the home, dead. The home had been set on fire, Cleveland police said.

Johnson was taken into custody on Tuesday on an unrelated charge. Investigators said they then identified him as a suspect in the killings.