CLEVELAND — A 21-year-old man was killed during a shooting in the Flats early Sunday morning, according to Cleveland Police.
Around 2:30 a.m., officers assigned to the area were patrolling on foot, managing large crowds at bar closures, when they heard gunshots in the 1000 block of W. 11th Street, police said.
Officers rushed to the area and located Zai Vyon Frederick Ocie Jackson, suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. Officers provided aid, but he was pronounced dead on the scene by EMS.
The man has been identified as Zai Vyon Frederick Ocie Jackson, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office.
Other officers canvassing the area located a second victim, the 24-year-old man who also suffered a gunshot wound, police said. He was treated by EMS and transported to a nearby hospital.
Police said the 24-year-old is an alleged suspect in the shooting. He was placed under arrest and remains in custody while he receives treatment.
Preliminary information revealed that an argument between the two men escalated into gunfire, police said.
This comes after a shooting on Sept. 7 that also happened in the Flats, injuring six people hours after the Cleveland Browns' home opener.
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"When it becomes a repeat thing it makes you think like, well, should I start going somewhere else? But I feel bad for the businesses because I don't want their business to be affected because people are afraid to come down," Cleveland resident Latisha Lewis said. "We wanna continue to have somewhere where we could come in the summers where it gives you like that out of town feel. We just wanna be safe. If we can just not like you know…"
This last Friday, News 5 spoke with Cleveland Police Chief Annie Todd about the safety of the Flats moving forward.
"We had a redeployment plan and that plan was to make sure that regardless of the amount of traffic that there is that visible presence in the Flats," Todd said. "Just mere presence alone doesn’t stop everything."
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The investigation into this latest shooting is ongoing.
Cleveland city officials say more information will be provided once it becomes available.
