On Friday evening, a 7-year-old boy was killed in a hit-skip in Cleveland. The vehicle allegedly involved was located Saturday afternoon unoccupied, according to Cleveland Police.
Around 7:20 p.m., Amir Prewitt was riding his skateboard in the driveway of a parking lot on the 16000 block of Lakeshore Boulevard in Cleveland when a large SUV with tinted windows struck him and dragged him under the vehicle, police said.
The boy was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, police said.
The vehicle allegedly involved was impounded and police said they are continuing to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Accident Investigation Unit at 216-623-5295 or 216-621-1234.
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