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Steven Sopko

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Dec 01, 2017

Victim Details

Steven Sopko

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2017-12-01

29

Steven

Sopko

07/10/2026

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On December 1, 2017, at approximately 7:30 p.m., 29-year-old Steven Sopko, a male from Cleveland, Ohio, was found deceased alongside 39-year-old Rickey Gray of Strongsville. Both men were inside a vehicle on West 45th Street in Cleveland's Clark-Fulton neighborhood, each having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities pronounced both individuals dead at the scene.

Investigations revealed that an unidentified male suspect had approached the vehicle and fired multiple shots into it be ...
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  • cleveland.com: Officials identify two men shot and killed in vehicle in Cleveland
  • cleveland.com: Cleveland police search for gunman who fled double homicide in pickup
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