2 men arrested in I-480 road rage shooting death

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EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) — Authorities have arrested a man accused of murdering a 19-year-old in a road rage shooting on Interstate 480.

Members of the U.S. Marshals‘ Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force on Friday afternoon caught Michael Sanchez Roman, 30, of Euclid, who was wanted on an aggravated murder charge in the killing of 19-year-old Johndiel Sanchez Rivera.

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Bedford Heights police officers responded Feb. 1 to a report of a disabled vehicle on I-480 West near the Aurora Road exit. There, they found Rivera dead of gunshot wounds.

FOX 8 News video from the scene showed about a dozen bullet holes in the passenger-side window.

Authorities identified Roman and Michael Gabriel Alvarado, 21, as suspects. Alvarado was arrested by Bedford Heights police on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

Task force members found Roman on Friday at a home in the 1400 block of East 221st Street, according to the release. He initially barricaded himself inside the home, along with a 2-year-old child.

“The safest option for these fugitives during an arrest is to comply with our officers’ orders and then everyone involved, including the fugitive, our officers and the public, will be safe,” U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott is quoted in the release. “Thankfully, no one was injured during this arrest and our officers were able to negotiate a safe surrender.”

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Anyone with information on a wanted fugitive can call the task force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833) or submit a tip online. Reward money is available and tipsters can remain anonymous.

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