Woman pleads guilty to deadly shooting in the Cleveland Metroparks

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A 24-year-old Cleveland woman pleaded guilty Monday to fatally shooting another woman in the Cleveland Metroparks last June.

Lavia Paul pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premises for the death of Kiara Jackson, 25, of Cleveland.

Jackson was the mother of two young children.

Cleveland Metroparks Police Chief Kelly Stillman said at 3:35 a.m. on June 11, 2025, a person called 911 to report the shooting in the area of Turney Road and Tioga Avenue…

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