Cleveland undercover drug detective, informant killed; 3 are arrested

by MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press

Fri, September 4th 2020, 4:07 PM UTC

This Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 photo shows flowers placed as a memorial at a playground where a car driven by a slain Cleveland police detective came to rest after being shot the night before in Cleveland. Three people have been arrested in the shooting that killed Detective James Skernivitz, 53, said Jeff Follmer, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, the department's largest police union. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Police officers gather at the scene where a Cleveland Police Det. James Skernivitz, 53, and another man were killed late Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Cleveland. Cleveland Safety Director Karrie Howard said at a news briefing Friday afternoon that two juveniles and an adult taken into custody for unrelated arrest warrants are being questioned. Their names have not been released. (Adam Ferrise/Cleveland.com via AP)

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This Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 photo shows flowers placed as a memorial at a playground where a car driven by a slain Cleveland police detective came to rest after being shot the night before in Cleveland. Three people have been arrested in the shooting that killed Detective James Skernivitz, 53, said Jeff Follmer, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, the department's largest police union. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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