Child custody exchange preceded fatal shooting in parking lot of Cleveland police station

CLEVELAND (WJW) — A 29-year-old man died after a shooting in the parking lot of the 5th District Police Station in Cleveland early Wednesday morning following a child custody exchange that took a violent turn.

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According to preliminary information from the Cleveland Division of Police, a child custody exchange was scheduled to take place in the police station’s parking lot.

During the exchange, a man, believed to be the child’s father, and two women, one of whom is believed to be the child’s mother, got into a verbal altercation, after which those involved left in separate vehicles.

Police said a short time later, they encountered each other again on a nearby street. At that point, the women attempted to return to the Fifth District police station…

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