Man dead, young girl hurt in shooting on Cleveland’s East Side
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A shooting on Cleveland’s East Side Wednesday night hospitalized two people, one of whom is a young girl, according to investigators.
Dispatchers with the Cleveland Division of Police said EMS transported an approximately 9-year-old girl with minor injuries to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital following the shooting in the 400 block of E. 108th Street, which occurred around 10:50 p.m.
Cleveland EMS dispatchers said they also transported a man with gunshot wounds to University Hospitals. His current condition is unknown.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says the 25-year-old man, identified as Lapriese Wells, of Cleveland, died from his injuries.
The motive of the shooting is unknown. There are also no known suspects in the shooting.
19 News has reached out to the Cleveland Division of Police for more details.
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