CLEVELAND, Ohio — A late-night burst of gunfire near Hampton Road in the Buckeye–South Moreland neighborhood drew Cleveland police and medics shortly before 11 p.m. yesterday, and the first look at the scene is coming from a community video circulating online.
The footage, posted by a local remembrance page, pairs shaky nighttime visuals with dispatch audio of a caller telling operators his brother had been shot. The clip shows a young male on the ground, described in the post as initially drifting in and out of consciousness before a grim update that he was "no longer awake and was not breathing."
The video was uploaded by The Cleveland, Ohio Remembrance Page at 05:33:15 UTC today. The post labels the situation as developing and notes that no additional official information had been released at the time. We will update this story as authorities share more.
At The Scene
In the recording, a clearly shaken caller tells dispatch that his brother has been shot while medics and officers work in the background. The accompanying post on The Cleveland, Ohio Remembrance Page describes the victim as "initially in and out of consciousness" before later stating he was "no longer awake and was not breathing," quoting directly from the uploaded clip.
The video offers only a first, raw snapshot of the emergency response. It does not identify any suspect, and there are no details yet on what led up to the shooting.
Recent Violence On The East Side
The stretch around South Moreland and Hampton Road has already seen its share of gunfire this year. On May 15, two men were left in critical condition after a shooting near the 2800 block of Hampton Road, an incident covered by WOIO/19 News and noted as part of a recent uptick in East Side gunfire.
How To Help
Anyone with information or video related to last night’s shooting is asked to contact the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit at (216) 623-5464 or Crime Stoppers at (216) 252-7463. According to the City of Cleveland police contact list, those are the direct lines for investigators and anonymous tips.
Officials had not released the victim’s identity or any suspect information in the clip. We will publish updates as the Cleveland Division of Police or Cleveland EMS provides further details.
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