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Man dies after being found shot in crashed car

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A man has died after he was found shot in the front seat of a crashed car on Cleveland's east side overnight.

Cleveland police responded to the intersection of Ansel Road and Simon Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday for a report of shots fired and a crash.

When officers arrived, they found an identified black man in his early 20s in the front seat of a grey Kia with gunshot wounds. The car had crashed into a pole.

Officers pulled the man from the car and provided treatment until EMS arrived and took him to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

There is no suspect description available at this time.