A woman who identifies herself as Jasmine says in a Facebook post that a security guard named Matt shot her in the chest at a Cleveland lounge. She describes the shooting as unprovoked and says she survived; her account has not been independently verified.
The account appeared in a post on The Cleveland,Ohio Remembrance Page on Facebook. Jasmine identified the venue as Magity City Lounge and wrote, “I was shot in the chest at MAGITY CITY LOUNGE in Cleveland by the security by the name of MATT.” She alleged the guard deliberately shot her and said she did not believe she posed a threat. She also expressed gratitude that she survived and could see her children.
A venue called Magic City Lounge is listed at 2309 St Clair Ave NE in Cleveland, according to MapQuest.
A Separate, Confirmed Shooting Nearby
Court and police records cited in a separate report describe a different, confirmed shooting at a venue on the same street. Fox 8 reported that police were called to Power Cabaret on St. Clair Avenue near East 13th Street at about 2:30 a.m. on April 24 after reports of a shooting there. According to that report, the club’s security personnel were assaulted by a group of seven or eight people as the venue was closing, and a security guard fired a single gunshot during the fight, causing the group to flee.
In that same incident, Fox 8 reported that a 34-year-old woman suffered a superficial scrape, a detail that differs from Jasmine’s description of being shot in the chest. The supplied evidence does not establish whether the Facebook post and the Power Cabaret shooting described by Fox 8 refer to the same event, or whether Magic City Lounge and Power Cabaret are connected in any way. Both accounts are presented here as reported, without resolving that discrepancy.
Fox 8 also reported that officers decided not to arrest the security guard involved in the Power Cabaret shooting after reviewing surveillance footage, and that the guard’s firearm was recovered at the scene.
Part of a Pattern of Venue Violence in Cleveland
Shootings tied to Cleveland nightlife venues have surfaced in other reports this year. Cleveland19 reported that a 45-year-old man was taken to MetroHealth in critical condition after a shooting at Lavender Lounge on West 25th Street in August. In a separate case from 2024, cleveland.com reported that one person died and three others were wounded in a shooting at a downtown Cleveland nightclub.
What Ohio firearms training information is available?
The available research addresses firearms training, but does not establish the full firearm or licensing requirements that may have applied when the alleged incident occurred. Butler Tech says its 20-hour private-security firearms course meets the training requirements of Ohio Revised Code Section 4749.10. That does not establish whether the guard named in Jasmine’s post completed the course or was qualified.
None of those incidents has been tied to the account Jasmine shared, and the available evidence is not sufficient to establish a broader statistical trend connecting them. Her claims about the identity and employment status of the security guard she names, along with the extent of her injuries, have not been independently verified, and no information on any investigation or charges tied to her account was available.
