Man shot in leg during robbery at Cory Recreation Center in Cleveland
Posted: 09/25/2012
CLEVELAND - One man was shot in the leg during a robbery at the Cory Recreation Center in Cleveland Tuesday afternoon.
Two men, both wearing black hooded-sweatshirts, were playing basketball inside the rec center gym at about 3:30 p.m. and let another man in through a side door, police said.
The three men pulled out guns and robbed six or seven other men at the center on Drexel Avenue. Cleveland police said one man was shot in the leg before the suspects fled.
The 37-year-old victim was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center.
Anyone with information should call the Fifth District Detective Bureau at 216-623-5518. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling 216-252-7563, or texting “TIP657” to 274637.
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