CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –
Cleveland is experiencing a record number of homicides.
The City recorded 83 killings up until Sept. 7, then 17 more homicides in the past month.
The number of murders hit 100 today versus a 102 total criminal homicides for all of 2014.
The latest victim, a 30-year-old Brian Holmes, was killed at 10625 Woodland Avenue Unit B. Officers were called to the scene around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
When police arrived, Holmes had been shot in his chest. He was pronounced dead at MetroHealth Medical Center.
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