Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
Early Saturday morning, a surveillance camera captured gunfire and the ensuing chaos in the parking lot of a remodeled Cleveland gas station at Lee Road and Miles Avenue.It was one of three gas station shootings in a week. Two of the shootings turned deadly.But one group is trying to steer young boys from the violence.“It was a bunch of guys in the parking lot,” said store manager Jessie Lee.Witnesses say a car meet-up and street take-over turned into chaos.
While speaking with customers, a man filling his tank invited News 5 Investigators to see how one group was trying to steer kids away from violence.Kareem Smith is with The Safety Unit, a violence prevention and intervention program that works with teen boys who’ve caused trouble in school, including some he says who had family members involved in the gas station shootout.
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