Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Fire responds to Ohio City Funeral home fire, downtown high rise incident minutes apart
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Fire was busy overnight as crews responded to two fires overnight in Downtown and Ohio City.
Our Overnight News Tracker followed Cleveland Firefighters as flames shot into the sky from a burning property in Ohio City.
Cleveland Fire surrounded the former Nunn Funeral Home in the 4400 block of Lorain Avenue for hours.
They were called here just before 1:30 a.m. after someone spotted thick smoke and fire.
News 5 has learned the funeral home closed roughly 20 years ago—and a developer was looking to transform it into a retail space and new apartments.
Firefighters worked to prevent the fire from spreading to a used car lot steps away and stop further damage.
The former funeral home is believed to be a total loss.
Then, just 10 minutes later, dozens of tenants were forced out of a high-rise apartment downtown.
Cleveland Fire rushed to The Luckman on East 12th Street at Chester Avenue.
They were called for a fire in the trash chute just before 1:40 a.m.
Crews quickly got it under control.
They were called back to the scene after the fire re-ignited.
Tenants were able to return to their apartments around 5:15 a.m.
They told News 5 there is extensive water damage, and water is currently leaking through the ceilings and onto the carpet all the way into the main lobby.
Officials said there was $450,000 in damage.
No word on what caused either fire, but as soon as News 5 gets any updates, we will bring them to you.
Cleveland, OH
3 dead in Lakewood double murder-suicide
Three people are dead after a double murder-suicide in Lakewood.
Police said a man called his ex-wife early Sunday morning, saying he shot two people at a home on Chesterland Avenue.
According to investigators, the man threatened to shoot himself.
When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a man in a truck speeding away.
Police chased the truck until it stopped on Warren Road.
The 45-year-old man exited the vehicle with a gun to his head and shot himself moments later, police said.
Police found 35-year-old Richard Eastin and 33-year-old Amanda Wakut dead inside the kitchen of the home on Chesterland Avenue.
The investigation is ongoing.
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland police investigate fatal shooting; man detained
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Officers from the Cleveland Division of Police Fourth District responded to the sound of gunshot Saturday evening.
According to police, officers were in the area of the 3200 block of E 93rd Street when they heard gunshots around 8:30 p.m.
Officers responded to the area and located an adult man with gunshot wounds.
They immediately began to provide first aid until EMS arrived.
When EMS arrived on scene crews continued care and transported the man to the hospital.
Police said during the course of the investigation, officers identified and detained a 33-year-old man.
Officers also located two firearms and several casings from the scene.
The victim was treated at the hospital, but was later pronounced dead by hospital staff.
The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit is investigating the incident, and no further information is available at this time, police said.
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Cleveland, OH
‘Very special’ wedding moved to Cleveland Clinic so father can attend days after quadruple bypass
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — Rick Nelson has been recovering at his Seven Hills home for 10 days after a 10-day stay in the hospital. He and his family are grateful he could see his daughter get married, and be home for his 37th anniversary and Father’s Day because he almost didn’t make it to any of them.
On May 31, six days before his daughter Rachel’s wedding, Nelson was feeling chest pains. He was quickly taken to the Marymount Emergency Room. Within minutes of being there, he was taken via helicopter to Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Cleveland.
A mechanical device was put in his heart to keep it pumping and he was given blood thinners after it was discovered he had severe blockage. Because of the blood thinners, it wasn’t safe to perform open-heart surgery for several days.
It was scheduled as early as possible, which turned out to be June 4 — just two days before the wedding.
The surgeon who performed the procedure, Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, told FOX 8 that it takes five days to be healthy enough to be discharged after a procedure like this, but Nelson was telling every caregiver he could that he needed to be at that wedding.
Cleveland Clinic staff decided that since Nelson couldn’t travel to the wedding, they were going to help bring the wedding to him.
They coordinated to change the venue of the ceremony to the hospital’s rooftop and got Nelson cleaned up and dressed for the wedding.
Bakaeen said Nelson’s power of the mind over his body helped his recovery.
“He was really determined to get better and that helped. I’m a true believer in that, and he did it. We did our part, but he did his part and we are very happy with the outcome,” he said.
It was an emotional moment. Every Cleveland Clinic employee who wasn’t helping a patient watched Nelson get wheeled up to experience a first look with his daughter and then escort her down the aisle with nearly 100 friends and family members watching.
Rachel, who’s last name is now Schultz after marrying her husband Dana, told FOX 8 those moments took away all the stress of nearly losing her father and then seeing him go through a major surgery while also dealing with last-minute wedding preps.
“It was just so reassuring just in that moment of like, OK, all the worry kind of washed away,” Schultz explained. “It’s not how I pictured it, but [it was] better than I could’ve imagined.”
“It meant the world to me,” Rick said. “I had something to come back and live for. I just kept saying why didn’t they take me, then I just started thinking about the wedding. I just want to see my daughter walk down the aisle.”
After the fact, as they sat on their couch, Rick and Gail Nelson were able to reflect on how scary the situation really was.
“I didn’t know how bad it was at that point,” Gail recalled thinking back to the first trip to the hospital on the 31st. “It wasn’t until after that it hits you that ‘Oh my god, I could’ve lost him.’”
But they were so thankful for the staff at the clinic and how accommodating and helpful they were. From getting Rick a clean shave, dressed, and all ready to go for the wedding to covering the parking for all of the wedding guests. They told FOX 8 it was top notch.
“The Cleveland Clinic, the doctors, the nurses, everything, were just fantastic. Couldn’t have asked for better,” Rick said.
Bakaeen told FOX 8 it was just as special for him and the team of caregivers who worked so hard to make sure Rick didn’t miss one of the most important days in Rachel’s life.
“I have a daughter and there’s nothing that would stop me from attending her wedding,” Bakaeen said. “This was special for him, but very special for me and the team.”
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