A 19-year-old man was shot in the face near Ansel and Simon avenues, according to a post from a local Facebook page. The young man was taken to a hospital afterward and was reportedly listed in serious condition.
A Facebook post from The Cleveland, Ohio Remembrance Page described a man shot near Ansel and Simon avenues.
Cleveland has seen other violent incidents in recent months. It's important not to confuse this report with other shootings.
Other Shootings Reported Near Kinsman Road
Earlier this year, Cleveland EMS told Cleveland 19 that crews responded around 2 a.m. to a report of a man with a gunshot wound near Kinsman Road and Park Heights Road. That victim, a 23-year-old man, was taken to University Hospitals in critical condition, as reported by Cleveland 19.
In a separate case, officers responded to the area of East 139th Street and Kinsman Road for a report of a shooting that left a 37-year-old man dead at the scene, according to News 5 Cleveland. The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit was investigating that incident, and suspect information was unknown at the time of that report, per the station's coverage, which can be found at News 5 Cleveland.
Cleveland's Violent Crime Numbers Hold Steady
Zooming out, Cleveland's broader violent-crime picture has stayed largely flat this year. Axios Cleveland reported that the city's data remained largely unchanged in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, with homicides through June sitting at 48 for both 2025 and 2026 — an identical count.
The same analysis found that rapes and robberies declined slightly during that stretch, while aggravated assaults rose slightly. Those figures offer broader context for Cleveland, while a shooting was reported near Ansel and Simon avenues.
