Editors Note: The suspect Dae’Juan M. Moton’s name was incorrectly reported to 19 News as Dae’Juan M. Morton by Mayfield Heights Police
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has identified the 45-year-old Cleveland man fatally shot in a restaurant parking lot Friday, Oct. 2 and a suspect is being held on bond.
The victim is Al Rice II.
Rice was killed at Piada Italian Street Food in the 6000 block of Mayfield Rd. around 4 p.m. on Oct. 2.
Police were called to the restaurant for a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived, Rice was found in the parking lot.
He was transported to Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Deadly shooting at Piada Italian Street Food (10/02/2026)(WOIO)
Mayfield Heights Police Chief Anthony Mele said Dae’Juan M. Moton, 24, of Euclid, is charged with one count of aggravated murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Cleveland man fatally shot at Mayfield Heights restaurant identified, suspect charged(Source: Mayfield Heights Police Department)
Moton appeared in front of Judge Dominic Coletta at the Lyndhurst Municipal Court for a bond hearing Monday, and has a bond set for $1 million.
Two other adults taken into custody at the scene, have been released.
According to Chief Mele, agents with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) are assisting with the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Mayfield Heights Detective Bureau at 440-442-2323.
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