Cleveland student shot near school in Central neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Metropolitan School District said an eighth grade student was shot Thursday morning just after he exited a school building.

District officials said the boy left with his aunt around 10:30 a.m. before he was shot in a vacant field near Marion-Sterling Elementary School.

Police said officers were immediately called to investigate in the area of E. 30th Street and Cedar Avenue in the city’s Central neighborhood.

EMS transported the victim, a 15-year-old boy, to a local hospital. The school district said his condition is stable.

No arrests have been made at this time, according to police.

Below is the full statement from Cleveland Metropolitan School District:

This morning, an eighth-grade student enrolled at Marion-Sterling Elementary exited our school with his aunt at approximately 10:30 a.m. Shortly after exiting the facility, the student was attacked with a firearm in a vacant field adjacent to the school.

The student was transported to an area hospital, where he remains in stable condition.

The CMSD Division of Safety and Security has obtained leads about possible assailants and has shared this information with the Cleveland Division of Police. The incident remains an active Cleveland Police Department investigation.

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