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Posted: 06/22/2012
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - East Cleveland police said a person is dead after a shooting in East Cleveland Friday morning.
They said the shooting happened at about 6:30 a.m. on Savannah Avenue between Hayden Avenue and Allegheny Avenue.
Officers said when they arrived they found the victim, 29-year-old Richard Scott, shot and asking for help after what appeared to be a confrontation. Police said the victim died on the way to the hospital.
Police are looking for the person who shot the victim and said there is a possibility of more than one suspect.
Detectives are asking anyone with information in the case to contact them at 216-681-2162.
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