Cleveland, OH

15-year-old boy shoots 4-year-old brother, Cleveland police say

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10 months ago

July 20, 2023

15-year-old boy shoots 4-year-old brother, Cleveland police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A 15-year-old boy was arrested Sunday afternoon for shooting his four-year-old brother, Cleveland police said.

The shooting happened around 4 p.m. in the area of E. 117th Street and Union Avenue. This is in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

Police said the victim was transported to Cleveland Clinic-South Pointe Hospital by private transport.

According to the police report, the child, whose name has not been released, had three gunshot wounds. He was shot in the forearm, thigh and abdomen.

Police arrested the 15-year-old brother inside a home on E. 117th Street shortly after the shooting.

The teenager told police the gun was in the backyard underneath the deck.

He is now charged with felonious assault and tampering with evidence.

Police have not released a motive behind the shooting.

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Cleveland firefighters battle blaze at storage unit facility

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2 hours ago

May 3, 2024

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Cleveland firefighters battle blaze at storage unit facility

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Firefighters battled a blaze at a storage unit facility Thursday morning.

UPDATE on Grayton/Brookpark. Fire cause was accidental. Someone working with a torch caught stored clothing on fire. Companies applying foam to smother deep seated fire in piles of contents. 14 total storage units involved. https://t.co/o0DpCrEOsS pic.twitter.com/wYs3FqXmmi
— ClevelandFire (@ClevelandFire) May 2, 2024

Crews were called out to the building at Grayton and Brookpark Roads just before 8 a.m.

Storage unit fire(Bingel, Julia | (Source: WOIO))

According to Cleveland firefighters, 14 units had caught on fire.

Cleveland Fire Lt. Mike Norman said someone working with a torch accidentally caught stored clothing on fire.

There were no injuries.

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US Marshals arrest 20-year-old murder suspect in Cleveland

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May 3, 2024

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US Marshals arrest 20-year-old murder suspect in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – U.S. Marshals said a 20-year-old murder suspect was arrested Thursday after months on the run.

According to a news release, Kevin Wright was wanted by Cleveland police for aggravated murder.

Marshals said on Jan. 2, 2024, Tyrone Griffin, 17, died after he was hit by a car and then shot in the head.

The crash and shooting happened in the area of East 69th Street and Fleet Avenue in Cleveland’s Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood.

Cleveland officers identified Wright as a suspect and a warrant was issued, according to the release.

Marshals on Thursday tracked Wright to East 164th Street in the Lee-Harvard neighborhood, and they arrested him after a short chase.

“For over two decades, the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Cleveland Division of Police have been working together to combat violent crime in the City of Cleveland by taking violent fugitives like this off the street.”

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