Cleveland Police said a shooting that happened late Sunday night at a convenience on East 79th Street and Woodland Avenue has turned deadly.
Police said the man was shot and transported to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Dwight Norris, 24, was pronounced deceased at 11:26 p.m. Sunday night, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office.
News 5's overnight photographer saw a gun on the sidewalk outside of the store's doors.
CPD investigating a shooting at E79 and Woodland. The scene appeared to be right outside the front door. There was a gun amongst the blood and casings. EMS transported in critical condition but it did sound like this was being treated as a homicide. pic.twitter.com/A5EpzSWmJ6
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) November 27, 2023
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown at this time.
Police initially reported that the victim was 22 years old; this story has been updated with the correct age from the county medical examiner.
