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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police arrested a man after a reported robbery attempt involving gunfire near East 117th Street and Buckeye Road on Tuesday, November 10, according to Cleveland 19.
Officers initially responded around 7:51 p.m. to a reported crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The driver told police he had been targeted in a robbery attempt and that shots were fired.
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After treatment, that man was arrested and taken to the Cuyahoga County Jail. Charges were pending in the account reviewed. The reported victim was hospitalized in stable condition.
Fourth District detectives were continuing the investigation. Police allegations are not findings of guilt; the arrested man is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.