Post by Scumhunter on Nov 22, 2021 1:29:13 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: cleveland19.com via East Cleveland Police)
From cleveland19.com:
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The U.S. Marshals announced Tuesday it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Hakeem-Ali Shomo.
East Cleveland police said Shomo, 30, is the only person still on the run for the kidnapping, torture and murder of Alishah Pointer, 22.
Pointer’s body was found on Nov. 4 in the basement of a burned out abandoned home in the 14500 block of Savannah Avenue in East Cleveland.
According to East Cleveland Police Chief Scott Gardner, the assailants believed Pointer had information relative to a crime committed in Cleveland and they tortured her in an attempt to get this information.
Family members told 19 News the information was related to the murder of Aminjas Shomo, 19, in Slavic Village earlier this month.
Chief Gardner added Pointer was transported to several different locations before finally being killed on Savannah Avenue.
Six suspects are already in custody for Pointer’s murder.
Nathanial Poke, Portria Williams, Anthony Bryant and Brittany Smith pleaded not guilty in East Cleveland Municipal Court Monday. They are being held on a $2 million bond.
The fifth suspect in custody is Indya Pauldo.
And the sixth suspect is a 17-year-old girl. She is also charged with murder and is being held at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center.
Anyone with information Shomo can call the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED.
www.cleveland19.com/2021/11/16/us-marshals-offer-5000-reward-east-cleveland-torture-murder-suspect/
Additional article with more details: www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/11/woman-kidnapped-tortured-and-killed-in-east-cleveland-is-girlfriend-of-suspect-in-deadly-cleveland-shooting-sources-say.html
Thoughts? As far as I can tell, Shomo is still at large as of today's posting date (November 22nd, 2021), since the above article is from only six days ago and this seems to be a locally high-profile case. It should also be noted that Alisha Pointer was a completely innocent victim and was kidnapped and tortured to get information on her boyfriend, who the defendants in this case allegedly believed was responsible for the Nov. 2nd, 2021 fatal shooting of Aminjas Shomo. I am assuming Hakeem-Ali Shomo is related. Regardless, not only did these suspects allegedly take the law into their own hands, but an innocent 22-year-old girl had her life cut tragically way too short. Shomo needs to be caught so all the defendants can go on trial and be held accountable for their actions if convicted.
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