Crime & Safety
Update: Man Charged For Shooting 17-Year-Old in Cleveland Heights
The teenager is in stable condition after being shot Tuesday afternoon.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — A man is facing charges for a shooting that sent a 17-year-old boy to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Rashad Monroe, 34, has been charged with attempted aggravated murder and having weapons under disability, reported Cleveland.com.
Monroe is accused of shooting a 17-year-old in the back around 2 p.m. on Quilliams Road near Langton Road. The boy is in stable condition at University Hospital, reported Cleveland.com. The boy was then taken to his grandmother's house where a family member took him to the hospital.
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The investigation is still ongoing and additional information, including any possible motive for the shooting, has yet to be discovered.
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