Medical examiner identifies man murdered at Cleveland AutoZone

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the 61-year-old man fatally shot an AutoZone on the city’s West side Sunday.

The victim is Adam Colon Caraballo, of Cleveland.

At this time, police believe Caraballo was an AutoZone employee.

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The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. on Oct. 11 in the 14800 block of Puritas Ave.

According to Cleveland police, officers were called to the store for a report of shots fired and aggravated robbery.

When they arrived, they found Caraballo suffering from a gunshot wound.

EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said officers used statements from witnesses and Flock cameras to locate the possible suspect’s vehicle in Akron.

Cleveland’s homicide unit worked with Lakewood and Akron officers to conduct a traffic stop and take the suspect, a 31-year-old man, into custody. His name has not been released.

Police added the suspect is also believed to have been involved in a separate robbery in Lakewood only hours before the murder at AutoZone.