CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — One woman is dead and two others were injured after shots were fired and a stabbing took place at a Cleveland Heights home on Monday, according to Cleveland Heights Police.
Around 2:20 p.m., officers responded to a house on Helmsdale Road for a report of a woman stabbed, followed by gunshots, police said.
Officers discovered three women with critical injuries who were then transported to a nearby hospital, police said. One of the women, a 42-year-old, has since been pronounced dead.
James Means was lying on his couch when he heard a woman yelling for help near his home. Means said the woman was crying about being stabbed.
"Minutes later, I heard a gunshot, and certain people started running. I called the police, and I told them, 'You guys have a unit out here, but that one unit is out here by himself.' I asked them, 'Can you please hurry up and get you a couple more units out here?'" Means said.
Means said the shooting was too close to home, and it left him and his wife, Shaniqua, concerned for their safety.
"That bullet could have came anywhere, and it could have hit any house. And with me standing that close, I heard it, it could have hit me," Means said.
A preliminary investigation revealed that there was an altercation between the three women prior to the incident, police said.
Detectives are investigating, and at this time, police said they are not searching for any suspects.
