9-year-old fatally shot in Cleveland; police seeking suspects

Suspects in the fatal shooting of the 9-year-old girl at 4088 Lee Road in Cleveland. Submitted

By The Associated Press

Members of the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit are seeking information regarding this car related to a fatal shooting on June 20. Submitted

CLEVELAND >> Authorities say a 9-year-old girl sitting in a car while her mother went inside a building to pick up her son has been shot and killed in Cleveland.

The girl has been identified as Saniyah Nicholson of Maple Heights. Cleveland police say she was shot in the forehead about 7:15 p.m. June 20 and was pronounced dead at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.

Police say the girl was sitting in the car with an adult sister when she was shot, near the area of Cloverside Avenue and Lee Road. Police have not said whether the sister was wounded.

Cleveland City Councilman Joe Jones says he was told by Cleveland police that the girl was shot when a group in a car traded gunfire with a group on foot.

No suspects have been arrested. The Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit is seeking information regarding the identity of two black males who are persons of interest in the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 216-623-5464 or 216-621-1234.

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