Gas Station Shooting: One Killed, Suspect Arrested In Cleveland

CLEVELAND — A 39-year-old man was shot in the head and killed while he was at a Cleveland gas station on St. Clair Avenue on early Monday morning. Cleveland Police said a suspect in the shooting is now in custody.

Callers began reporting that someone had been shot in the head in the parking lot of the gas station at about 2:50 a.m. EMS rushed to St. Clair, but the victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

Officers were able to get a description of both the suspect in the shooting and his vehicle. That information was then sent out on the radio, Cleveland Police said.

Within 10 minutes, a vehicle matching the description sent by police was stopped by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The driver was being arrested for operating a vehicle impaired, but tried to run from troopers, according to Cleveland Police.

After a short chase, the troopers were able to wrangle the man and arrest him.

A pistol, along with suspected narcotics, were found in the suspect's vehicle, police said. Surveillance video footage and information from the troopers indicate the driver is the shooter from the gas station, police said.

The suspect is Gregory McLemore, 39. He has been arrested and booked the county jail.

Members of Cleveland's homicide unit, along with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the gas station. The matter is still being investigated, police said.

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