Man killed after gunman shoots into group sitting on porch of Cleveland home, police say – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio A gunman fired shots into a group sitting on the front porch of home, killing a 42-year-old man, according to police.

Raymond Lawson of Cleveland died in the drive-by shooting, according to police. Five others sitting on the porch at the time of the shooting were not hit by bullets. No arrests have been made in the case.

The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home on East 112th Street and Kinsman Avenue.

All six people were sitting on the front porch when someone in a large SUV drove by the home and fired several shots, according to police.

A bullet hit Lawson in the neck, killing him.

The SUV sped off. Investigators searched city-owned surveillance videos in the area to see if they recorded the shooting or getaway.

Its the 15th homicide in 16 days in Cleveland. There have been 111 homicides in Cleveland so far this year. There were 80 homicides in Cleveland through Sept. 2, 2019, when there were 132 homicides for that year.

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