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Maple Heights man lured 72-year-old victim into park before shooting him, prosecutors say

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Viktor Vendler, 22, is charged with aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse and other offenses in the September killing of Leroy Johnston.

A Maple Heights man lured a 72-year-old man into Strongsville’s Mill Stream Run Reservation and shot him in the head, prosecutors said.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Maple Heights man who prosecutors say lured his 72-year-old victim into Strongsville’s Mill Stream Run Reservation and shot him in the head has been indicted on murder charges.

Vendler met Johnston near the Royalview picnic area in the park on Sept. 24, prosecutors said. Vendler shot and killed Johnston and then left his body in the woods, prosecutors said. Johnston had multiple businesses throughout his career and lived in a high-rise apartment building for seniors in the King Kennedy housing complex at the time of his death, according to public records.

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