No charges to be filled after fatal Valley View shooting

*Attached video: 1 dead, 2 detained after Valley View shooting

VALLEY VIEW, Ohio (WJW) – No charges will be filed after a fatal shooting in Valley View on Thursday.

According to a press release from the Valley View Police Department, the shooting that happened on Brecksville Road near Granger Road was the end result of a traffic altercation between two vehicles.

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Multiple calls were made to the police department about a man who was shot near a gray work van around 9:45 a.m. Witnesses reported that a white minivan left the scene, but was soon located in Brooklyn Heights, the release said.

The man, later identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner as 41-year-old Christopher Andexler, was taken to Metro Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to the release, the minivan caught fire due to a “mechanical issue.” It then rolled down a steep driveway into a wooded area.

Brooklyn Heights Police responded to the scene and took a man and woman, both 28, into custody. Police also found the gun that was used in the shooting.

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Two children who were inside the minivan, ages 2 and 4, were turned over to Children and Family Services, the release said.

The man and woman were then transported to the Valley View Police Department for questioning.

“The initial findings indicate that the deceased male was the aggressor in the incident,” the release said. “Based on the current information available, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office recommended that charges not be filed at this time.”

This investigation is still ongoing.

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