NEW YORK, NY – A Springfield, Mass. man was shot and killed in East New York. According to police, Cleveland Clay was identified as the victim in the shooting that took place at around 8:14 am on Monday.
Police responded to 911 calls of a male shot in the vicinity of Pennsylvania Avenue and Stanley Avenue.
When they arrived, officers found Clay with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the rear of 889 Sheffield Avenue. Emergency medical services transported him to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
As of now, no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. The NYPD is urging anyone with information to come forward and assist in the investigation.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.