The long-awaited trial of a 20-year-old accused of fatally shooting a man at an RTA bus stop on Public Square is scheduled to begin Wednesday in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Authorities identified the defendant as Maurice Thompson and say the shooting left 36-year-old Juan Rampon Ruiz Lopez dead. Thompson has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts connected to the case.
What prosecutors allege
Cuyahoga County prosecutors say Thompson opened fire after he and Lopez were seated next to each other at the Public Square bus stop, then ran off on foot, according to Cleveland 19. The indictment charges him with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery and robbery, and prosecutors say the shooting happened in the early hours…..