Crime & Safety
Suspect Arrested After Fatal Hit-Skip On Cleveland's Eastside
Robert Smith, 54, of Cleveland, died after he was hit near Woodhill Homes on Wednesday.
CLEVELAND, OH – Police arrested a 24-year-old man and charged him with felony hit-and-skip after he struck a pedestrian late Wednesday night near the Woodhill Homes public housing complex, according to police reports.
Mohammed Al-Shibar was arrested and booked on a charge of felony hit and run, police reported Friday.
Al-Shibar was arrested Thursday after an investigation, police said. According to police reports, he hit a 54-year-old, identified as Robert Smith, at about 11 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Woodhill Road.
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Smith, of Cleveland, was taken to University Hospitals, where he died of his injuries, reported the Cuyahoga County medical examiner's office.
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