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A 27-year-old man died after he was shot multiple times early Sunday and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the back Saturday on Cleveland's East Side, police said. They were among five people shot in five separate incidents Saturday and overnight into Sunday in the city.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 27-year-old man died after he was shot multiple times early Sunday and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the back Saturday on the city's East Side, police said.
They were among five people shot in five separate incidents Saturday and overnight into Sunday, according to a Cleveland police news release.
Five others were wounded in four shootings earlier Saturday, bringing this weekend's totals to nine shootings, nine injured and one dead.
The deceased man had not been identified Sunday morning.
The man was shot just after 2 a.m. Sunday in the 6800 block of Bushnell Court in Cleveland's Central neighborhood, police said.
The man was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. No further information was provided.
The 15-year-old boy was shot in the back at 4:21 p.m. Saturday near East 117th Street and Union Avenue.
Here is a time lime of the latest shootings with all the information released by Cleveland police so far:
11:14 a.m. Saturday
A 34-year-old man was shot in the 2500 block of Aetna Road in Cleveland's Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood. Cleveland EMS transported him to MetroHealth. Details about his injuries were not provided.
4:21 p.m. Saturday
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the back near East 117th Street and Union Avenue. He was transported to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital.
5:11 p.m. Saturday
A 19-year-old man was shot in the leg near East 63rd Street and Woodland Avenue. He was taken to University Hospitals.
2:06 a.m. Sunday
A 27-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 6800 block of Bushnell Court. He was taken to MetroHealth, where he was pronounced dead. The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit is investigating.
4:52 a.m.
A woman (no age given) was shot in the 17000 block of Euclid Avenue. Someone dropped her off at the East Cleveland Police Department before she was taken to University Hospitals. Details about her injuries were not provided.
No further information was provided.
Seven shootings were reported in the city last Friday night and early Saturday morning. Among last week's victims were a 2-year-old girl who was shot in the head and five people who were wounded outside the Agora Theatre and Ballroom.
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