VALLEY VIEW, Ohio — A man was shot and killed Thursday morning in Valley View near the intersection of Brecksville Road and Granger Road, according to Valley View Police Chief David Niro.
Niro said officers went to the overpass and found the man with serious gunshot wounds.
The emergency services took the man to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Investigators said a suspicious vehicle drove away from the scene and crashed on Schaaf Road in Brooklyn Heights. A man and a woman fled the crashed car.
“We came from 21 to Schaaf Road and the first thing I saw was big black clouds of smoke. Something was burning,” said Madi W.
The News 5 viewer shared video of what turned out to be the second crime scene in the investigation, and a man being handcuffed by police officers. A woman was also taken into custody.
Madi said the thick smoke was coming from the suspect’s burning vehicle. Police confirmed that two young children, ages four and two, were in the vehicle when it crashed.
Both children were reportedly unharmed and are now being cared for by the youth welfare office.
Another witness, who declined to be interviewed, told News 5 he saw the shooting while on his way to pick up his daughter from daycare.
The Cleveland man said he saw a large gray pickup truck and a small white crossover SUV stop on Brecksville Road. Both drivers got out and argued briefly before the shots were fired.
The witness said he and others stopped to render first aid and call 911.
“I could have been in the thick of it five minutes earlier…or even three minutes earlier,” said Madi, who said she was driving on Brecksville Road shortly before the shooting.
She said the shooting near her home was disturbing.
“Yes, that’s true,” she said. “I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time – anyone could have been there.”
Valley View police said they have interviewed witnesses and the two arrested men to get a clearer picture of what led up to the shooting. The van the victim was driving had a camera on the dashboard, which investigators are also examining.
The Ohio BCI is assisting the Valley View Police Department in the investigation.
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