Cleveland police: 1 killed, 1 injured after robber shoots at fleeing victims
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A robbery turned into a fatal shooting early Friday morning when an unknown suspect shot at two men as they fled, Cleveland police said.
The violent encounter happened before 3:15 a.m. near the 8000 block of Detroit Avenue.
The suspect is an unknown man, according to police.
A statement from police said he robbed a 42-year-old man at gunpoint. When the victim and a 36-year-old man tried to flee in a car, the suspect shot at them.
Both of the men suffered injuries, police said.
Officers found them at MetroHealth. The 36-year-old man died after being shot in the chest, police said. The 42-year-old man was shot in the arm.
The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit is investigating, and no arrests have been made.
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