The Garfield Heights Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened at the Pizza Hut on Turney Road.
According to police, they were called to the location at 10:30 p.m. on reports of shots fired.
When police arrived, they found a 20-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds.
He was transported to CCF Marymount Hospital and transferred to Metro Hospital for treatment, police said.
The man is in critical condition.
Police said an 18-year-old man was taken into custody several blocks from the shooting but has not been charged at this time.
According to police, the men previously knew each other, and they believe this is an isolated incident.
When News 5 arrived at the scene, they found bullet casings and the area blocked off with crime scene tape.
Shooting in Garfield Heights at the Pizza Hut on Turney. Working to learn more about what happened here. Seems they have casings in the parking lot and just inside the door. At least one transported per a witness. pic.twitter.com/tfZDU7pNLx
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) January 4, 2024
The Pizza Hut franchise owner confirmed to News 5 that the 20 year old who was shot used to work at the store up until a week ago. It’s not exactly clear why he was hanging out in front of the store or what led up to the shooting.
