Shooting At Cleveland Library: 2 Suspects In Custody

CLEVELAND — Police have taken two people into custody for their involvement in the shooting death of Brandon Cutnoe. Cutnoe, 19, was found dead inside the South Brooklyn Branch of the Cleveland Library last week.

A Cleveland police spokesperson said Paul Sender, 18, was taken into custody at about 8 p.m. on Sunday night on W. 47th Street. He has been charged with aggravated murder, according to court records.

A 16-year-old was turned in to police by his family last week, police said. It is not yet clear what he has been charged with, if anything.

Callers reported a man had been shot inside the library at about 6:10 p.m. on July 22. Officers rushed to the Pearl Road library and found Cutnoe inside the bathroom. He had multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

Officers and EMS gave the 19-year-old first aid and then took him to MetroHealth Parma Medical Center. He later succumbed to his injuries and died, police said.

Investigators initially told the media they believed Cutnoe and another person met at the library and then got into a fight. During the scuffle, several shots were fired by the suspect. The suspect then ran out of the library.

The Cleveland police homicide unit and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office are both taking part in the investigation.

The South Brooklyn Library Branch was closed on Wednesday after the shooting and re-opened to the public on Thursday.