A 24-year-old woman has been arrested for shooting and killing a 22-year-old woman in East Cleveland Sunday morning, police said.
At around 4:40 a.m. on July 9, East Cleveland officers responded to a call about a woman suffering a gunshot wound on Taylor Road, officials said. Upon EMS arrival, officials said she appeared to have no sign of life.
University Hospital medical personnel pronounced her dead around 4:50 a.m., officials said. She was identified as Thomasha Ussery.
On Wednesday, East Cleveland Police announced that 24-year-old Ameila Patrice Jackson has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder in Ussery’s death.
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