Pearl Rd. & Garden Ave. — Reported Shooting Response Intersection
A 20-year-old man was shot on Cleveland’s West Side Thursday afternoon, and by the time officers finished interviewing him at the hospital, the man accused of pulling the trigger had already walked into a police station to turn himself in. Police say the relationship between the two men remains unknown, and detectives are still piecing together what happened near Pearl Road and Garden Avenue in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood.
According to Cleveland 19 News, officers responded around 3:07 p.m. Thursday to the area of Pearl Road and Garden Avenue after a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a 20-year-old male already receiving medical attention from EMS crews for gunshot wounds. EMS told officers the victim was in stable condition before he was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Suspect Surrenders While Police Question Victim
While officers were at the hospital interviewing the victim about what happened, a 28-year-old man turned himself in at Cleveland’s Second District station. Officers took him into custody at that point and transported him to the county jail, the station’s report indicates. Police have not said what prompted the man to come forward or what led up to the shooting in the first place…