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Gun-violence survivor tells council police and prosecutor failed to act in stalking case that led to shooting
Summary
A Cleveland nurse who identifies herself as a gun-violence survivor described a stalking history and alleged the city prosecutor and police did not enforce protection orders before a neighbor shot her partner; she named the prosecutor and other officials as unresponsive.
Kelly Slobodian, who identified herself as a longtime surgical ICU nurse and a survivor of gun violence, told Cleveland City Council on May 8, 2025, that her partner, Mark Thomas, was shot in the back on Oct. 11, 2024, and that prior stalking complaints and court orders were not enforced.
Slobodian described a long-running conflict with a neighbor she named as Stephen…
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