Man shot and killed at Carnegie Avenue car wash in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man was shot at a car wash located in the 3600 hundred block of Carnegie Avenue in Cleveland on Thursday.

The shooting happened right around 5 pm at Clean Express Auto Wash witnesses tell 19 News was full of customers waiting their turn in line.

The shooting victim was found slumped over the wheel of his car and was rushed to University Hospital in critical condition where he died a short time later.

Police said the man was shot 9 times.

Church Pastor Aaron Phillips lives just down the street and is disturbed that someone would be so brazen, pulling out a gun and firing in front of witnesses and surveillance cameras, “I come here on a regular basis because it’s right down the street from me. I am extremely shocked, my neighborhood is usually pretty quiet, especially this time of the day, it’s not nighttime. So, I’m extremely shocked and disappointed that people are solving their problems and disputes with guns.”

No arrests have been made at this point and the victim’s name has not been released pending the notification of his family.

This is a developing story check back with 19 News for the latest information.

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