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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland police officers fatally shot an armed man while responding to a rape accusation, police said.
East Cleveland Police Capt. Scott Gardner said the shooting happened about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Coventry Park Apartments on Superior Avenue near Coventry Road.
He said officers were called to the area for a woman being raped. The man had shot the woman before police arrived, Gardner said.