Gary McConaha Death: Authorities identify man found fatally shot in abandoned home in Cleveland.
At around 120 p.m. on May 13, 2023, police were called to a burglarized location on Portage Avenue.
Officers on the scene discovered that a woman had called the police to report a burglary and was afterwards looking around the area for items stolen from her home. When the woman went inside the vacant home at 5722 Hamlet Avenue, she discovered a dead guy.
Later, the woman went back to the Portage Avenue address, where she ran into law enforcement. When police were called to the scene in Hamlet, they discovered the victim, later identified as 53-year-old Gary McConaha, inside the residence with GSW wounds to his head and leg.
At the scene, the victim was declared dead. The Homicide Unit responded to conduct an investigation. There have been no detentions.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 216-623-5464. Anonymous information can be provided by calling Crimestoppers at 216-25-CRIME and a cash reward of up to $5,000 may be available.