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CLEVELAND — A Cleveland police officer is said to be doing “okay” after being shot during a police involved shooting.
According to CPPA President Jeff Follmer, the officer involved was treated and released from MetroHealth Medical Center. The officer was wearing a bullet proof vest and it’s but because of his vest that he wasn’t seriously injured.
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams tells Channel 3 the incident unfolded after officers were called by a neighbor for a disturbance at a near by residence on Ottawa Avenue. The suspect involved, according to the chief, was a man officers have dealt with in the past.
According to Williams, when officers approached the suspect in the driveway of the home, he withdrew a weapon, fired a shot that hit one of the officers. Police then exchanged gunfire with the suspect, hitting him once.
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