Crime & Safety
Home Invasion In Cleveland: 2 Shot, 1 Dead
Police said a 39-year-old man died after he was shot in the head and chest by men who rushed into a home in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND — Two men were shot inside a home on Cleveland's east side on Sunday evening. One of the men has since died from his wounds, police announced.
At 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, police were called to Auburndale Avenue for "trouble unknown." When officers arrived a woman flagged them down and said someone had been shot.
Police walked into a home and found two men with gunshot wounds. Officers used trauma kits to help the men until EMS took them to University Hospitals.
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One of the men, a 39-year-old, had been shot in the head and chest. He died at University Hospitals, police said. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the man as Kevin King, a Cleveland resident.
The other wounded man is a 60-year-old who had gunshot wounds to his legs. He has not been identified by law enforcement.
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Investigators believe men wearing black ski masks rushed into the Auburndale home and shot the two men. They then ran off. No arrests have been made in this case, police said.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office and members of the Cleveland police homicide unit are taking part in the investigation.
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