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Boat Crash at Cleveland Breakwall Injures Two; Flats Bystander Shot

The Coast Guard is still determining what led to the vessel’s collision with the west-side breakwall.

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Overview

  • Coast Guard Great Lakes crews responded to reports at 7:23 a.m. and found the wrecked boat against the Cleveland Harbor breakwall.
  • Two occupants were in critical condition and taken to a hospital after EMS met responders at Edgewater Marina.
  • Earlier at around 3:15 a.m., officers near the 1100 block of Old River Road heard gunshots and discovered a bystander shot while breaking up a fight.
  • The shooting victim was treated at the scene and hospitalized; no suspects have been identified in the ongoing police investigation.
  • Both the Coast Guard and Cleveland police continue active probes into the causes and circumstances of these separate early-morning incidents.