Cleveland man murdered days before he starts new job

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -A Cleveland man was murdered in broad daylight. Thirty-six-year-old Gerrell Miles was shot exterior the Save A Lot close to thirtieth and Clark Avenue.

“My mom known as me and stated your brother simply bought shot. I believed it wasn’t actual, nah, that’s the fallacious man that’s not my brother,” Thomas Miles stated. “I simply didn’t consider this might ever occur to him. Anyone else on the earth. I might have been okay however this one proper right here, that is the fallacious man gone.”

Cleveland police say Miles was promoting merchandise on the sidewalk. Aman on a motorbike approached him. The 2 began arguing. Miles punched the person. In return, he shot Miles. He died on the hospital later.

“That wasn’t one thing my brother did. didn’t promote merchandise. no matter state of affairs occurred round that point, it was left there. whoever got here after that brought on his loss of life and it’s not truthful,” Thomeah Miles. Thomeah is the sufferer’s sister.

This was not solely a tough blow to the household however miles himself. He had simply landed a job the place he was shot and killed.

“He went up there for the previous two months attempting to get a job from save rather a lot, choosing up paper, pushing the automotive lastly they determined we about to rent this man,” Thomas stated.

“I don’t understand how any household can heal from this after it hit house like that. anyone on the market who bought youngsters that’s youngsters you recognize or you recognize they out right here on the streets doing no good have a chat with them.”

Nobody is in custody. The household is asking the general public to assist remedy Miles’ homicide. In the event you made a 9-1-1 name that day, had been grocery buying, or noticed the incident, please name Cleveland police.

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