Former Judge Accused Of Killing Ex-Wife In Shaker Heights: Report

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — A former judge is accused of killing his ex-wife at a Shaker Heights home where a police officer was hit by a car and injured while responding, according to multiple reports.

Former Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason was arrested on suspicion of murder of his ex-wife, Aisha Fraser, Shaker Heights Police said in a press release. Mason was convicted in 2014 of beating his wife in front of their children, according to Cleveland.com.

Fraser was a teacher at a Shaker Heights school. Grief counselors are being brought in to meet with mourning students, families and staffers.

The injured Shaker Heights officer was apparently hit by the car driven by the suspect, News5Cleveland reported. The cop was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The incident happened in the 17000 block of Chagrin Boulevard, police said on Twitter.

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