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Another boy shot in Cleveland Sunday

Posted at 11:10 PM, May 08, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-09 05:21:22-04

Cleveland police are investigating a series of shootings that occurred on Cleveland's east side Sunday night.

In one shooting a 12-year-old was injured, making him the second boy shot in Cleveland over the weekend. 

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Police said the boy was inside his home on East 153rd Street just after 10 p.m. when someone got out of a car, walked up to the house and started firing. The boy was shot in the back, according to police. 

The boy's grandmother and older sister were also in the home during the shooting. Neither of them were injured.

Another shooting was reported between East 87th and East 89th Streets near Superior Avenue.

According to a police source, three people were injured in that shooting.

Around 20 shell casing were found in the area.

The police source tells newsnet5.com the people involved may have been targeting police officers. No officers were injured.