Cleveland, OH
Medical examiner identifies man shot near near Cleveland highway exit ramp
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the 20-year-old man who died after being found suffering from a gunshot wound near a highway exit ramp Thursday.
The victim is Johnathan Payne, of Cleveland.
Around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Cleveland EMS spotted Payne near the highway on W. 25th Street and View Road.
EMS contacted police and immediately rendered first aid.
Payne was pronounced dead a short time later at MetroHealth Medical Center.
Detectives with the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit are handling the investigation.
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