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Several shootings over the weekend in Cleveland, includes boy shot in leg

Posted at 7:36 AM, Aug 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-15 09:13:58-04

Police reported at least six shootings in the city over the weekend, including a boy who was shot in the leg.

According to police, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg in the 11000 block of Hopkins Avenue. He was taken to Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. 

In another incident, Cleveland police said a woman, 39, was shot in the buttocks in the 2900 block of East 117th Street. She was taken to University Hospitals for treatment.

In a third incident from Sunday, a 28-year-old woman was shot in the leg in the 13000 block of Crennell Avenue. She was taken by EMS to University Hospitals in critical condition.

Cleveland police also reported two other felonious assault shootings on Saturday, including a man shot in the head in the 10000 block of Way Avenue, and a 28-year-old man shot in the arm at East 120th Street and Euclid Avenue.

An 18-year-old man also received a gunshot wound to the ear and leg at Lee Road and Judson Drive, police reported.