Justice · Tunson investigationUniversity Heights arrest: Suspect held in Jaiden Tunson killingWritten November 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Police arrested an eighteen-year old suspect in the killing of a seventeen-year old0:11student.0:12Khalil Woods, Jr.0:13is now in Cleveland police custody.0:15Five days after Jydon Tunsen was killed, Tunsen attended Shaker Heights High School,0:19where his death prompted a closure and counseling support.0:22What does the arrest tell us about the case against Woods?0:24University Heights officers arrested Woods and handed him over to Cleveland police.0:28The traffic stop happened in University Heights.0:31Tunson was killed in Cleveland's Buckeye, Shaker neighborhood, where homicide0:35detectives are investigating his death.0:36Tunson was killed on October twenty-sixth.0:39The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified him on October twenty-seventh.0:43Police arrested Woods on October31 , bringing a suspect into custody five days after0:48the shooting.0:49Officers saw a gray Kia run a red light near Warren'sville Center Road and Hillbrook0:53Road.0:53Police say Woods, an East Cleveland resident, was a passenger in the car when they0:58stopped it early Saturday.0:59The driver's traffic violation led officers to a passenger they say was wanted by1:03Cleveland police.1:04University Heights police say Woods had an open warrant for aggravated murder.1:08They also say he resisted arrest before officers took him into custody.1:11Officers then transported him to Cleveland police without further incident.1:15Cleveland police identify Woods as a suspect in Tunsen's death.1:19They haven't explained publicly what evidence connects him to the killing or what1:22they allege he did.1:23Woods is presumed innocent.1:25Patrolling officers heard gunshots near East One Hundred and Thirty Street and1:29Buckeye Road.1:30They went to investigate and found Tunsen with an apparent gunshot wound near South1:33Moreland Boulevard and Buckeye Road.1:35Officers tried to save his life.1:37Cleveland emergency medical personnel pronounced Tunsen dead at the scene.1:41Investigators say evidence indicates the shooting wasn't a drive.1:44By, they haven't explained what led to the gunfire.1:47The timing descriptions conflict.1:49One places the police response at about seven thirty Monday evening.1:53Another describes the discovery in the afternoon or broad daylight.1:56The exact time is still unclear, but both place Tunsen's death on Monday.1:59Shaker Heights High School and Middle School closed Tuesday after Tunsen's death.2:03The district offered counselors for students and staff and said the schools would2:06reopen Wednesday.2:07School officials asked people to respect his family's privacy.2:10The arrest puts Woods in the custody of the department investigating Tunsen's2:14killing.2:14The accusation still needs to be made clear through a documented charging decision2:18or court appearance.2:19No date for either has been confirmed.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
