CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One person is dead and three people are injured following a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in downtown Cleveland, according to investigators.

Cleveland Police Sgt. Wilfredo Diaz says officers responded to the 1400 block of St. Clair Avenue at approximately 3 a.m. for the shooting.

Officers found a 19-year-old man, 24-year-old man, 28-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman with gunshot wounds, Diaz says.

EMS transported all victims to local hospital, where the 28-year-old died of his injuries.

The deceased has not been identified.

“This senseless act of violence does not and will not define our great city,” said Chief Public Safety Director Wayne Drummond. “We will utilize all our technological resources to piece together this incident, and our investigators will work to find answers for those affected by this senseless act.”

The shooting occurred just days after Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced the city’s summer safety plan, highlighted with an increased focus on public safety.

Cleveland unveils summer safety plan focused on increased police presence, social services

Diaz says no arrests have been made. The motive of the shooting is also unclear.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Cleveland Division of Police’s Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.

This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.

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The search for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach began after the organization dismissed J.B. Bickerstaff from his position on Thursday morning. 

Whoever the next leader of this team is will have the job of taking the Cavs to the next level and it’s something that Cleveland’s President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman and the Cavaliers’ front office don’t want to rush.

“I’d be lying to you if I saw I already dove into a list of people and criteria,” said Altman at Friday’s media availability.

But how exactly are Altman and his team members viewing the search? 

First off, Altman acknowledged that the coaching vacancy that Bickerstaff filled back in 2020 was vastly different from the vacancy Cleveland has now. That iteration of the Cavaliers was a team that was rebuilding while this team is looking to win it all now. 

From this, Altman detailed how the team is viewing their search.

“We haven’t had a search in five years,” said Altman. “That search five years ago was completely different than this one. There is a very highly specific job requirement in terms of the questions we’re going to ask. Very, very specific to the talent level. Very specific to how we can achieve even more than we already have, and obviously some characteristics we’ve been talking about from a cultural standpoint.”

Altman went on to say that his team was going to sit down at some time next week to discuss the criteria that they are looking for in their next head coach. 

But as for now, we know based on what Altman had to say that the Cavs are expecting to do their due diligence in the search and they want a head coach with a specific skill set that will get them to more playoff success.