Shooting in parking lot of Cleveland Police station leaves one dead: Here’s what we know
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - One man is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of the 5th District police station early Wednesday morning.
According to a release from Cleveland Police, the shooting happened around 12:48 a.m. at the station located at 881 East 152nd Street.
Investigators believe that a child custody exchange was scheduled to take place in the parking lot when a verbal altercation occurred between a man, believed to be the child’s father, and two adult women, one of whom is believed to be the child’s mother.
Police said the fight ended and everyone had left the area in separate cars.
Shortly after, the parties ran into each other again while driving on a nearby street.
Police said that the two women tried to return to the 5th District for reasons that remain under investigation.
While driving toward the district, police believed that the man intentionally rammed the women’s car.
The women were able to enter the parking lot; however, the man’s car hit theirs again.
Police said the two women got out of the car with the child and tried to enter the police station when the man got out of his car and approached the women.
During the ensuing encounter, shots were fired, and the man was shot multiple times, according to the police release.
One of the women entered the district building and notified officers.
Officers then came out to investigate the incident, detaining the woman and rendering aid to the man.
The 29-year-old man was taken to University Hospitals in “very critical condition,” EMS said.
The man, identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner as Marcus Driggins Jr., 29, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center reported his death as a suspected homicide.
Detectives recovered a firearm on the scene.
The investigation is ongoing as the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit is conducting interviews and collecting evidence to determine what led to the shooting.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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