Shooting near John Hay High School on East Side prompts lockdown, authorities say

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland police are investigating a shooting near John Hay High School on Wednesday that caused officials to lock down the building.

Shots were fired “in the area, not inside or related to the school,” according to a social media post from the police department’s Third District.

Police said a 55-year-old man was shot in the lower jaw about 12:35 p.m. and driven to the Cleveland Clinic for treatment.

Case Western Reserve University’s Division of Public Safety sent an advisory to make students and staff aware of the incident.

“Police responded to reports of shots fired from two cars driving near East 105th Street and Carnegie Avenue,” according to information provided to the school from Cleveland Clinic police.

The advisory said descriptions of suspects weren’t available Wednesday afternoon, but the vehicles involved in the incident were a red Kia and blue Toyota.

Police said students were safe. Parents were instructed to pick up students on Deering Avenue.

cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer reached out to police and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District for more information.