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Davon Crawford sought in deaths of 2 women, 3 kids


Police spent the morning scouring the near West Side searching for Davon Crawford, who they believe killed his new wife, her sister and three children Thursday night inside a home on West 89th Street.
Members of the Cleveland police and Cuyahoga County SWAT teams as well as the State Highway Patrol have travelled to several homes, following leads on the whereabouts of Crawford, 33. They have also summoned a heavy-duty assault vehicle used in police standoffs.
Police said they believe Crawford fled the house on foot last night, but are unsure whether he stayed in the area. A 13-year-old boy who police believe Crawford also shot remains hospitalized. Crawford's two-month old daughter was also inside the duplex when the shooting started but was unharmed, police said.33-year-old Davon Crawford his wife, Lechea, was among those killed in their house Thursday night. Police say a 2-month-old baby found unharmed in the home is believed to be theirs. A relative said the Crawfords had married on Monday.The other victims killed were Lechea Crawford's sister Rose Stevens, and Stevens' three children: 4-year-old Destiny Woods and 2-year-old twins Dion and Davion Primm.

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