Man charged with murder in I-77 shooting

CLEVELAND (WJW) — A man police said fired “multiple times” on a pickup truck, killing one man, while traveling on Interstate 77 on Sunday night is now charged with murder.

Ian Rich, 29, of Newburgh Heights, stands accused of killing the truck’s driver, 57-year-old David Perez Jr., and injuring its passenger, 59-year-old Jacqueline Perez, both of Garfield Heights.

It happened just before 9:30 p.m. on I-77 South near Grant Avenue in Cuyahoga Heights, according to police.

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“There is a truck that is kind of weaving back and forth. He’s got their emergency lights on. We just passed it. It’s got a bunch of bullet holes in the side window,” a caller told 911 dispatchers.

The truck’s passenger, Jacqueline Perez, was transported to a hospital where she was treated and later released.

After the shooting, police began searching for Rich, who was seen driving an Audi. He was deemed armed and dangerous.

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Bratenahl Village police later pulled over Rich’s vehicle and arrested him on Interstate 90.

Rich was charged Tuesday in Garfield Heights Municipal Court with felony counts of murder, assault and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.

He is now being held on a $2 million bond. He waived his preliminary hearing. His case is now set to go before a Cuyahoga County grand jury.

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