Suspect in deadly shooting in Cleveland arrested in New York
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Carlos Perez, 26, was wanted on a warrant on a charge of aggravated murder in the May 29 shooting of Kurt Lenz.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in May in the Stockyards neighborhood has been arrested by federal agents in New York.
Carlos Perez, 26, was wanted on a warrant on a charge of aggravated murder in the May 29 shooting of Kurt Lenz. Another suspect in the shooting, Kenneth Glueck, 39, was arrested in July in Cleveland.
The May shooting happened about 11 p.m. on West 49th Street near Denison Avenue. Lenz and a 24-year-old woman drove to the area to meet up with two men, according to police.
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US Marshals arrest Cleveland murder suspect in New York By Julia Bingel | December 16, 2020 at 11:13 AM EST - Updated December 16 at 11:39 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man wanted for a May murder in Cleveland, was arrested Tuesday at a home in Mastic, New York.
Carlos Perez, 26, is accused of shooting and killing Kurt Lenz in the area of W. 49th Street near Denison Ave. on May 29.
Cleveland police said Perez, Lenz and Kenneth Glueck, 39, were arguing when the fatal shooting happened.
Glueck surrendered to police a day after the murder.
Last week, investigators said they tracked Perez to New York and contacted the U.S. Marshals New York New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.
By Steve Bailey
Dec 16, 2020
Cleveland, OH - Yesterday members of the U.S. Marshals New York New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NYNJRFTF) arrested Carlos Perez, 26.Perez was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for homicide.
Carlos Perez and Kenneth Glueck, 39, were charged with the May 29 shooting of Kurt Lenz.Lenz was shot on West 49th St. near Denison Ave.
The three men were involved in a verbal argument which ended in gunfire and with Lenz being shot in the abdomen.
The investigation into the whereabouts of Glueck and Perez were turned over to the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF).