Shooting at reunion near Shaw High School sends multiple victims to hospital [Video]

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland Police are investigating a shooting on Euclid Ave. that sent multiple people to the hospital. Investigators told News 5 the shooting happened around 2 a.m. Monday during a Shaw High School reunion.

All victims were transported to University Hospitals for treatment. How many victims and the condition of their injuries is unknown at this time.

East Cleveland City Council President Twon Billings said the Shaw High School Reunion is a weekend-long event that brings together graduates and community members of all ages. He is devastated that what was supposed to be a happy event turned violent. Billings believes the police shortage affected the events that transpired Monday morning.

“You have to have a presence out here,” said Billings. “When you got thousands of people traveling through the city and there’s no enforcement here. We only got a few officers. We had to rely on …