Funeral arrangements set for 3-year-old boy murdered at North Olmsted Giant Eagle

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (WOIO) – Funeral arrangements are now set for the three-year-old North Olmsted boy stabbed to death in the Giant Eagle parking lot on June 3.

Julian “JuJu” Wood’s visitation will be Friday, June 7 from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Ripepi Funeral Home at 5762 Pearl Road, Parma.

The little boy’s funeral will be Saturday, June 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 5891 Ridge Road, Parma.

An update to the GoFundMe asks that those wanting to show support line the street route of the funeral procession at 11:45 a.m. Saturday. Supporters can wear the color green or anything dinosaur related.

According to the GoFundMe, the route is as follows:

Saint Charles Borromeo Church; 5891 Ridge Road Parma OH 44129

Turn Right and drive North on Ridge

Turn Left on Snow Rd and drive West

Turn Right on Smith (W. 150th) and drive North

Turn Left on Brookpark Rd. and drive West

Turn Left on Great Northern Blvd and drive South

Great Northern Blvd turns into Columbia Rd.

Sunset Memorial Park ; 6625 Columbia Road North Olmsted 44070

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Julian was with his mother, Margot, 37, when they were attacked.

Margot was also injured, but survived.

North Olmsted police arrested Bionca Ellis, 32, of Cleveland, minutes after the attack, walking on Dover Center Road with the knife believed to be used in the attack.

According to North Olmsted Police Det. Sgt. Matthew Beck and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, Ellis stole two knives from the Volunteers of America Thrift Store, next door to Giant Eagle.

She then allegedly walked into Giant Eagle, spotted the victims walking out and followed them, immediately stabbing Julian, who was sitting in the shopping cart.

Margot was stabbed while trying to pull her child from the grocery cart, said O’Malley.

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Ellis was indicted on the charges of:

• 1 count of aggravated murder
• 2 counts of murder
• 2 counts of attempted murder
• 1 count of endangering children
• 1 count of tampering with evidence
• 1 count of misdemeanor theft

“This case is truly devastating. I want to express my heartfelt condolences to the Wood family during this difficult time,” said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor O’Malley. “As a father, I could not begin to imagine this grief, but I can promise that we will do everything in our power to bring justice for Julian Wood and the Wood family.”

Ellis is being held on a $1 million bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, June 10.

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North Olmsted police said the attack appears to be random.

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