Man shot dead on sidewalk in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood, police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A 39-year-old man was shot dead on the sidewalk Sunday morning in the city’s Central neighborhood, police say.

The shooting happened just before 3:30 a.m. on Prospect Avenue just east of East 36th Street, Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said.

Officers got a call about shots being fired in the area and found the man lying on the sidewalk with several gunshot wounds to the head, she said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The man has not been identified and police have made no arrests in the shooting.

The shooting remains under investigation.