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Man fatally shot during altercation inside C-Town Food and Deli in Cleveland

Posted at 11:29 AM, Jul 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-01 11:29:01-04

Police are looking for the man responsible for shooting another man inside a Cleveland grocery store Thursday afternoon.

According to Cleveland police, the victim and suspect entered C-Town Food and Deli on Hough Avenue within minutes of each other.

While they were inside, the two started verbally arguing, and then physically fighting. 

The 26-year-old victim—identified as Terrance Prescott—was knocked to the ground and then shot by the suspect. 

The suspect fled from the scene southbound on East 89th Street.

Prescott was taken to University Hospital by EMS where he was pronounced dead.

The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit is investigating.