Medical examiner identifies Cleveland man shot dead in Central neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office identified a Cleveland man fatally shot Monday morning at an apartment complex on the city's East Side. The victim was identified as 32-year-old David Patrick. Police initially identified...

27 February 2017 Monday 17:04
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Medical examiner identifies Cleveland man shot dead in Central neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office identified a Cleveland man fatally shot Monday morning at an apartment complex on the city's East Side.

The victim was identified as 32-year-old David Patrick. Police initially identified him as a 35-year-old man. 

Patrick suffered several gunshot wounds inside an apartment at Outhwaite Homes on East 55th Street in the city's Central neighborhood, police said.

Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said the shooting happened about 7:45 a.m. Monday.

A resident of the complex told cleveland.com that she heard approximately six gunshots at about 6 a.m. She said police arrived a short while later.

Police have not disclosed any details about a possible suspect or motive. No arrests had been made in connection with the shooting as of about 4 p.m. Monday.

Patrick's death marks Cleveland's 19th homicide of 2017. 

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