Homicide E. 154

A man was fatally shot during an argument with his neighbor over parking.

(Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland man found shot to death outside his SUV Wednesday was killed by his neighbor in a dispute over a parking space in their shared driveway, police said.

A warrant was issued Sunday charging Matthew Leach, 34, with aggravated murder in the shooting of Rocko Green, 28. Leach is not in custody.

The shooting happened about 2:45 a.m. in the driveway of their home in the 3700 block of East 154th Street in Cleveland's Mt. Pleasant neighborhood.

The two men got into an argument and Leach threatened to shoot Green as he tried to get into his SUV and leave, police said.

Green's girlfriend, who did not want to be named, said Green told her about the threat. He told her to grab his 2-year-old son so the two could leave for the night.

Leach grabbed a gun and fired a shot at Green, a concealed-carry license holder who returned fire, according to court records.

Green suffered a gunshot wound in his stomach during the shootout. Leach ran away after the shooting, according to police.

Officers found Green slumped over on the driveway outside the driver's side of his SUV, according to police reports.

Police found a loaded gun in the center console of the SUV, according to police.

Green was taken to University Hospitals, where he died about an hour later. Green worked as a home remodeler and has one other son, age 4, his girlfriend said.

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