Killing In Corlett Neighborhood, Man Shot To Death In Living Room

CLEVELAND — Cleveland's Corlett neighborhood was the site of a bloody and fatal shooting on Friday evening. A 41-year-old man was killed in the living room of his home on Durkee Avenue, police said.

At 6:11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, Fourth District police received reports of a shooting in the 13200 block of Durkee. When officers arrived, they found a 41-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso area.

The wounded man was rushed to University Hospital's Emergency Room, where he died from his injuries, police said.

Neighbors later told investigators they heard gunshots ringing from the Durkee Avenue home on Friday night. When they went to see what happened, they found the 41-year-old's front door open. They went inside to check on the man.

Shot and bloodied, the man saw his neighbors and asked them to call 911. Officers rushed to the scene, but the man passed away from his wounds.

Police found evidence of gunfire in the living room.

A suspect in the case has not yet been identified, Cleveland Police said.

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