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Cleveland Police Chief's Brother Killed; Suspect Hospitalized

cleveland.com

Authorities say the brother of Cleveland's police chief has been killed and the girlfriend suspected in his death shot herself when troopers stopped her vehicle in western Pennsylvania.

A U.S. marshal initially said the woman committed suicide, but Cleveland police said in an emailed statement later Tuesday that she was listed in critical condition at a hospital.  A Pennsylvania State Police news release says 36-year-old Dana Johnson held a gun to her head and fired once as troopers approached her vehicle along state Route 376 in Lawrence County.  Johnson was sought after police responding to a reported shooting found 34-year-old William D. Williams dead at a home on Cleveland's east side early Tuesday. Cleveland police confirmed Williams is the brother of Chief Calvin Williams but didn't immediately release further details.