Gas station shooting on Cleveland’s East Side kills man, injures 2 others

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A homicide investigation is underway after a gas station shooting killed one man and injured two others early Friday morning.

Cleveland Police said officers were called to the Rapid Stop on 1712 East 55th Street for a shooting at 2:02 a.m.

Cleveland EMS said they pronounced a 23-year-old man dead on arrival with a gunshot wound to the chest.

His identity is unknown at this time.

EMS also confirmed they took an 18-year-old man to MetroHealth Hospital in serious condition after he was shot in the back.

According to Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia, the third male victim was driven to University Hospitals with a gunshot wound to the neck.

Police have yet to confirm if any suspects have been identified or arrests made.

This was the second deadly gas station shooting in Cleveland in just over an hour, and the third of three homicides in the city in three hours.

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