Thomas Yatsko, 21
Cleveland, Ohio
January 13, 2018
Agencies: Cuyhoga County Sheriff's Office Ohio
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
The 21-year-old was shot and killed by an off duty Cleveland Police officer on Saturday, January 13th.
Cleveland Police say Yatsko was allegedly involved in an altercation with Sgt. Dean Graziolli who was working at Corner Alley at the time.
He shot Yatsko in the neck and he died.
Yatsko was unarmed and records show he did not have a criminal record.
Legal Action
Community and Family Efforts
January 2018 Obituary
January 2018 Vigil for unarmed man who was murdered by an off duty cop
Additional Resources:
- https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2020/07/family-of-man-fatally-shot-by-off-duty-cleveland-police-officer-reaches-12-million-partial-settlement.html added July 28, 2020 09:13
- https://ohionewz.com/man-shot-and-killed-by-off-duty-cleveland-police-officer-identified/ added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/cleveland_cop_who_fatally_shot.html added January 22, 2018 04:28
- https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/corner-alley-shooting-officer-21-year-old-identified added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://photos.cleveland.com/4501/gallery/thomas_yatsko/index.html added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?pid=187896265 added January 22, 2018 04:28
- https://rollingout.com/2018/01/17/cleveland-on-edge-as-off-duty-cop-shoots-unarmed-black-male-911-audio/ added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/yatsko_vigil.html added January 22, 2018 04:28
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/1887202614641200 added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1027208 added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://gunmemorial.org/2018/01/13/thomas-yatsko added January 22, 2018 04:28
- http://www.cleveland19.com/story/37311290/community-holds-vigil-to-remember-thomas-yatsko-man-killed-by-a-cleveland-police-officer added January 21, 2018 14:05