Two Indicted After Fatal Shooting At IHOP

Two women have been indicted in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas after the fatal shooting at a Cleveland Heights IHOP on March 30.

Sharon Moore, 24, and Rachella Womack, 20, both of Cleveland, were charged in an 8-count indictment including two counts of disorderly conduct and one count each of involuntary manslaughter, assault, aggravated trespassing, inciting violence, inducing panic and abduction.

Womack is scheduled to be arraigned Tueday; Moore, on May 3.

According to prosecutors, Moore, Womack and the victim, 25-year-old Nadia Williams, created a disturbance inside of the International House of Pancakes located at 3452 Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights.

The suspects were asked to leave the restaurant by a security officer for their disorderly conduct. Upon reaching the inner double doors of the restaurant, a scuffle ensued between the suspects and the officer, which continued once they were outside.

The suspects assaulted the security officer and refused to leave the premises, prosecutors said. The officer had drawn his weapon however the suspects continued to assault him.

The officer was then pulled backward, due to the victim being on his back, and another pushing him from the front. While falling to the ground the officer’s gun discharged striking Williams -- who had fallen off his back -- once in the head resulting in her death, prosecutors said.

The security officer -- Gary Williams, 41, of Mayfield Heights, who is unrelated to Nadia -- has not been charged.

A third woman, Natosha Williams -- Nadia's sister -- was initially charged along with Moore and Womack. However, her charges have since been dropped, according to the online court docket.