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54-year-old man shot, killed at intersection in Garfield Heights; police investigating

Garfield Heights homicide.
Garfield Heights homicide.
Posted at 10:24 AM, Sep 02, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-02 10:24:23-04

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — A man in his 50s was shot and killed at an intersection in Garfield Heights Wednesday, according to a release from police.

Police responded just after midnight to a report of a man that had been shot at the intersection of East 136th Street and Christine Avenue.

Police located an unresponsive 54-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

Garfield Heights homicide.
Garfield Heights Police Department is investigating after a 54-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday morning.

He was transported to Cleveland Clinic-Marymount Hospital by the Garfield Heights Fire Department EMS. He was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the fatal shooting is asked to call the Garfield Heights Police Department at 216-475-5686.

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