22-07-2025
4 teens shot, 1 dead at unpermitted block party in Cleveland
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CLEVELAND (WJW) — At least four teens were shot Saturday night, one of whom died, during what police called an unpermitted block party on Cleveland's southeast side.
Police just before midnight on Saturday, July 19, received reports of multiple shots fired in the 16400 block of Highview Drive, according to a Monday news release.
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At the scene, they found a 17-year-old girl who had been grazed by a bullet and a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound found lying in the street. She was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
The boy was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him as Darnell Haynes, 15, of Cleveland Heights.
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Investigators learned of two other gunshot victims: a 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman, both of whom had been transported to the hospital in private vehicles.
A preliminary investigation showed the shooting happened during a large gathering for 'an unpermitted block party' in the area, a Cleveland police spokesperson told FOX 8 News.
The police division's Homicide Unit is now investigating.
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