Crime & Safety

Shooting On Cleveland's West Side, 1 Dead

An unidentified man was shot to death in his car on Tuesday night, police said.

An unidentified man was shot to death on Cleveland's west side on Tuesday night.
An unidentified man was shot to death on Cleveland's west side on Tuesday night. (Photo from Renee Schiavone, Patch)

CLEVELAND — A man was shot to death in his car on Tuesday night, Cleveland Police said. The man has not yet been identified.

Callers told police shots had been fired on Fortune Avenue, near W. 117th. Officers got to the scene a little before midnight on Tuesday.

The man was found in the driver's seat of a car. He had multiple gunshot wounds, police said. EMS rushed the man to MetroHealth Medical Center, but he was later pronounced deceased.

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Witnesses told police they heard gunshots ring out and then saw suspects run away from the man's vehicle. Investigators have not yet identified any suspects in the killing.

Members of the Cleveland Homicide Unit and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office were called to the scene to investigate. Police continue to try and identify the victim of the shooting.

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