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Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles' brother charged in Cleveland triple homicide
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Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles’ brother charged in Cleveland triple homicide
Updated Aug 29, 4:37 PM; Posted Aug 29, 3:14 PM
Three people were killed and two others were hurt in a shooting that happened during a New Year's Eve party at a Cleveland apartment building, located above a pizzeria on Denison Avenue near Fulton Road, police said.
By Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio— The brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is charged in a New Year’s Eve shooting that left three dead at an Airbnb party. ... Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, is charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury. ... Biles-Thomas was arrested and is being held in the Liberty County, Georgia Jail awaiting his arraignment Sept. 13 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
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Simone Biles representatives did not return messages seeking comment.
The shooting happened at a party at an Airbnb rental above a pizzeria on Denison Avenue near Fulton Road, according to police. ... Devaughn Gibson, 23, DelVaunte Johnson, 19, Toshon Banks, 21, all died in the incident, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner. Johnson was a student, Gibson a barber and Banks a laborer, according to medical examiner records. ... All died of multiple gunshot wounds.
A 21-year-old man who was shot in the back of the head and a 23-year-old woman shot in the arm survived the shooting. ... Police at the time said a fight broke out after a group of men showed up to the party uninvited and were asked to leave. Gunfire ensued and the three men were found dead.
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Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles’ brother charged in Cleveland triple homicide
Updated Aug 29, 4:37 PM; Posted Aug 29, 3:14 PM
Three people were killed and two others were hurt in a shooting that happened during a New Year's Eve party at a Cleveland apartment building, located above a pizzeria on Denison Avenue near Fulton Road, police said.
By Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio— The brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is charged in a New Year’s Eve shooting that left three dead at an Airbnb party. ... Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, is charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury. ... Biles-Thomas was arrested and is being held in the Liberty County, Georgia Jail awaiting his arraignment Sept. 13 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
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Simone Biles representatives did not return messages seeking comment.
The shooting happened at a party at an Airbnb rental above a pizzeria on Denison Avenue near Fulton Road, according to police. ... Devaughn Gibson, 23, DelVaunte Johnson, 19, Toshon Banks, 21, all died in the incident, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner. Johnson was a student, Gibson a barber and Banks a laborer, according to medical examiner records. ... All died of multiple gunshot wounds.
A 21-year-old man who was shot in the back of the head and a 23-year-old woman shot in the arm survived the shooting. ... Police at the time said a fight broke out after a group of men showed up to the party uninvited and were asked to leave. Gunfire ensued and the three men were found dead.
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