Public Safety

Three found dead in North Royalton home after 'unwanted guest' call

North Royalton, Ohio • November 11, 2026 • By Press Pass USA

North Royalton police vehicles parked outside the department

Photo: Royalton Recorder — file photo

Three people were found dead inside a home in North Royalton, Ohio, on Tuesday night after police were called to the house to check on an "unwanted guest," authorities said.

Police were dispatched at about 7:57 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the 8900 block of Tiffany Drive, according to the North Royalton Police Department. A woman had called to report that her estranged ex-husband's car was parked in her parents' driveway, that she could not reach her parents, and that the man was "not welcome" there.

Officers entered the home and found Sorin Ciortan, 71, and Emilia Ciortan, 71, dead — Sorin upstairs and Emilia in the dining room — both with apparent gunshot wounds to the head, police said.

With the ex-husband's car still in the driveway and his whereabouts unknown, officers pulled back and called in the Southwest Enforcement Bureau tactical unit. The unit searched the home and found Stefan Pascu, 71, dead in the lower level with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and a firearm nearby, according to police.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the identities of all three on Wednesday morning. Police said the scene is secure and there is no threat to public safety, and the investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Authorities have not released further details, including a motive.

Sources: PEOPLE, "Elderly Couple Shot Dead After Daughter's 'Unwanted' Ex-Husband Intruded at Home" (Nov. 11, 2026); WKYC Channel 3, "3 people found dead in North Royalton home" (Nov. 11, 2026); The Associated Press, "Ohio police find 3 dead people after getting call of an 'unwanted guest' at a home" (Nov. 11, 2026).