Man and teen boy die after shooting on Cleveland’s West Side, police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio – No arrests have been made after a person and a teenage boy have been fatally shot Wednesday on town’s West Facet, police mentioned.

Izaiah Cooper, 17, and Dushawn Sweeney, 41, each of Cleveland, have been shot about 2 p.m. on West Boulevard between Baltic Street and Clifton Boulevard, in response to Cleveland police and the workplace of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner.

Officers discovered Cooper mendacity on the ground inside an residence constructing with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, police mentioned. Sweeney was mendacity on the sidewalk down the road, police mentioned. He was shot within the thigh.

Police gave emergency help to Cooper and Sweeney till metropolis EMS technicians got here and took them to MetroHealth, police mentioned. Cooper died on Wednesday. Sweeney died on Thursday, in response to the health worker’s workplace.

Police later discovered that the 2 have been shot inside the residence constructing. Police mentioned they recovered medicine on the scene, and located a firearm close to Sweeney.

Police didn’t launch a motive for the capturing or establish any suspects.

Murder detectives proceed their investigation.