Crime & Safety
6 Shootings In Cleveland In 4 Hours
Police are investigating six separate shootings which happened in four hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
CLEVELAND — There were six shootings in four hours in Cleveland between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Cleveland police said the violence started at 11 p.m. on E. 116th Street. A 19-year-old woman was shot twice in the back and then EMS rushed her to MetroHealth Medical Center. Police said they do not yet have a suspect in the shooting.
At 12:50 a.m., a man was shot in the left thigh. Police believe the shooting happened in Garden Valley. The man was taken to MetroHealth in someone's car, police said. Investigators do not yet have a suspect in the shooting.
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At 1:15 a.m., a 44-year-old man was shot in the hand at a home on Cleveland's east side. EMS took the man to South Pointe Hospital.
Forty minutes later, a 59-year-old man was shot in both legs. The shooting happened on E. 117th St. The man was then taken to South Pointe Hospital in someone's car. Investigators do not yet have a suspect in the shooting.
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At 2 a.m., a 36-year-old woman was shot in the upper leg while on E. 105th Street. EMS took the woman to University Hospitals.
At 2:11 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in the right thigh near a restaurant on Cleveland's west side. EMS took the man to University Hospitals.
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