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Maceo Ellington

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Dec 07, 2014

Victim Details

Maceo T. Ellington

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2014-12-07

19

Maceo

Ellington

07/04/2026

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Maceo T. Ellington, a 19-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on December 7, 2014. He was discovered in a burning car on Cleveland's east side, and it was determined that he died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death as a homicide.

The circumstances surrounding Maceo's death were particularly harrowing. Firefighters were called to a fire at a vacant house on East 109th Street when they ...
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  • fox8.com: Man found in burning car died of gunshot wounds
  • Man charged in 2014 Cleveland fatal shooting, burning of victim in car
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