Police responded to a domestic incident just after 10 a.m., where a woman reported her ex-boyfriend possibly had a gun. East Cleveland police said officers found the man trying to get into the woman's car. She reportedly yelled at officers that the man had a gun. An officer reportedly saw the butt of a gun in the man's vest and tried to take it. The man reached for the gun, and the officer shot and killed him.
Agency: East Cleveland Police Department
Motive: domestic disturbance
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance (intimate partner violence)
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Cortez Lee Bogan
Death Date: February 10, 2021
County: Cuyahoga
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6597