CLEVELAND — Cleveland Police fired at a man who was attempting to break into a store on Cleveland's west side on Wednesday morning and then advanced on officers with a pickaxe.
Around 5:17 a.m., officers responded to the 1900 block of West 25th Street for a report of an individual attempting to break into a Family Dollar store, police said.
Upon arrival, officers encountered a man using a long metal object to try to gain entry into the building, police said.
Officers ordered the man to stop, and the man reached into his bag and retrieved a pickaxe, police said. He refused to comply with the officers and advanced toward them, police said.
One officer deployed his taser, but police say it was not effective. Police said another officer fired at the man, but the man with the pickaxe was not struck.
The man ran and was apprehended near West 25th Street and Abbey Avenue, police said.
A spokesperson with Cleveland Police told News 5 that the individual is being evaluated at a nearby hospital and is expected to face charges sometime soon.
One officer was also transported for a minor injury.
As for the Family Dollar, the store is back open, resuming its store-closing sale, with a last day set for Dec. 31.
The shooting is under investigation.
