CLEVELAND — As officials in Cleveland work desperately to stop the constant violence across the city, the overnight hours of Tuesday night into Wednesday morning were filled with more crime.
STABBING
The Cleveland Division of Police was called to a stabbing at a parking garage in Public Square near Ontario Street. A 28-year-old man was stabbed multiple times and taken by Cleveland EMS to MetroHealth Medical Center in serious condition.
Additional details are unknown.
SHOOTING
A man was shot at a BP gas station in the 4000 block of Lee Road. Cleveland EMS says they transported the 24-year-old victim in serious condition with gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulder.
The owner of the gas station, Mohamed Shady, is beside himself.
"Honestly, I don't know what I can say about this, because this situation is a very dangerous situation for everyone," he said. "You should be able to walk inside any business or walk around and feel safe, not feel scared from someone carrying a gun or someone crazy running around drunk or something. Why? Everyone should be safe when you walk around inside any business.”
Shady told 3News blood from the victim was all over the front of his store until he and his crew washed it away. You can hear eight gunshots fired in the surveillance video, capturing several young men fleeing the bullets around 10:30 p.m. Shady's frustration heightened as he shared how tired he is of replacing shattered store windows from shooting after shooting.
"That's not first time," he said of Tuesday night's gunfire. "Actually, that's maybe like the fourth, fifth time."
He then pointed out the bullet holes riddled all over the store's exterior.
Shady is calling on Cleveland Police to send more officers to patrol the violent neighborhood.
“We need some more attention, especially in a dangerous area like this area," he said. "We need some attention, at least, especially in the evening, because most of the problems happen in the evening, starting from nine or ten in the evening. I know they will never stop the crime 100 percent, but at least you can take it down a little bit."
Once again, Shady will now have to replace another broken window at the front of his store. He's boarded it up for the time being.
You can see surveillance video of the incident below.
Police have not shared any suspect information on the shooting at BP or the stabbing in Public Square. This is a developing story. Stay with 3News for more details as they become available.
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