Police are searching for a suspect in a Thursday night shooting, according to a news release from the Cleveland Police Department.
Officers were in the 900 block of 6th St. NE at around 8:30 p.m. when they were approached by a 21-year-old black man suffering from a single gunshot wound to his arm. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of the injury, which was not considered life-threatening.
Police determined the victim had been shot at numerous times near 11th St. NE and Poplar St. NE, but the suspect had fled the scene before they arrived. Police believe the victim was targeted and the shooting was an isolated incident, the release states.
Anyone with information about the incident should call the Cleveland Police Department at 423-476-1121.
An investigation is ongoing.