An Ohio judge has set bail at $5 million for a man accused of fatally shooting his father, sister and nephew, as well as another man, and critically wounding an 8-year-old girl at a Cleveland home. last week.
Cleveland Municipal Judge Charles Patton set bond Tuesday for 41-year-old Martin Muniz, who pleaded not guilty to aggravated manslaughter and felony assault charges.
Cleveland police alleged in a criminal affidavit filed in support of the charges that Muniz shot each of the victims in the head Friday night in a different room in the home in the Brooklyn Center neighborhood, a few miles southwest of downtown.
OHIO MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY FATALLY SHOOTING 4 PEOPLE, CRITICALLY INJURING CHILD
Police allege that the defendant flagged down a police patrol car around 8 p.m. Friday and directed officers to the home, where two adults and a minor were pronounced dead at the scene.
A man accused of killing four people in Cleveland is facing charges of murder and assault. An Ohio judge set bail for the man at $5 million.
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The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified those victims as Miguel Gonzalez, 69, the defendant’s father; Angélica González, 34, his sister; and his son Jayden Baez, 16. A 48-year-old man died Sunday and his seriously injured 8-year-old daughter remained hospitalized, police said.
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Prosecutors labeled Muniz a flight risk, saying he has no Ohio residence and has residential ties to New Jersey and Illinois, and also cited a criminal record in New Jersey and Florida, WEWS-TV reported. Her public defender would not confirm or deny a psychiatric evaluation when asked by the judge, the station reported.
