A 19-year-old man’s death is under investigation as a suspected homicide after he was taken from the area of East 175th Street and Harvard Avenue to South Pointe Hospital on Monday and later died, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office and Cleveland police.
The hospital where he was taken, operated by Cleveland Clinic, is a community facility in Warrensville Heights with a 24/7 emergency department. Its site lists the address as 20000 Harvard Road and notes that it serves Cleveland’s southeast suburbs, handling thousands of emergency visits each year.
What authorities have said
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office has flagged the case as a suspected homicide and identified the victim as 19-year-old Charles Clark, according to 19 News. The outlet also reported that Cleveland police were investigating in the East 175th Street and Harvard Avenue area early Monday, though authorities have not released further details about what led up to Clark’s death.
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