CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A man has actually been charged in the death of a female assassinated while walking her dog in a city park on the west side of Cleveland more than 4 years back.
Cuyahoga County district attorneys recently revealed a grand jury indictment of 22-year-old DaJuan Evans in the January 2019 murder of 58-year-old Sheila Wallace in McGowan Park. He is charged with worsened murder and 2 counts each of murder and felonious attack.
“Sheila Wallace was not and will not be forgotten,” Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said in a declaration. “Her horrendous murder shook the Bellaire-Puritas community to the core and my thoughts and prayers remain with the victim’s family.”
Prosecutors said video proof reveals a man they recognized as Evans, who was 18 at the time, and another male crossing courses with the victim. Then, district attorneys declared, “Evans stopped, turned around, and fired four shots,” striking her in the head and chest. The 2 males then got away.
Prosecutors said DNA proof, a ballistics connect to another shooting, witness testament and video proof connected Evans to the slaying of Wallace, who worked as a medical administrative assistant at the Cleveland Clinic.
Court files suggest that Evans is being kept in lieu of $1 million bond. Messages looking for remark were sent Sunday to his defense lawyer.
Cleveland.com reported that Evans is serving a five-year sentence in an unassociated break-in case and is scheduled for release in June 2024. A judge previously this year rejected Evans’ ask for release 2 years early.
His public protector said in the movement for release that his customer had actually gotten a high school diploma and prepared to register in college after he was released, and he was likewise anticipating reuniting with his boy and the kid’s mom.
“Having now experienced the difficulties of prison life and the devastation caused by his absence from his mother and son, Mr. Evans is ready and motivated to reintegrate into society as a law-abiding and productive member of his community,” the movement said.
