Cleveland Man Shot Over $10 Yard Work Dispute

It began simply enough when a Cleveland resident told two men he’d give them $20 to cut his grass last Thursday. But the lawn owner only had $10 on him, so he said he’d pay the other half if they returned on Saturday. However, after a dispute over the money, the man ended up with a bullet wound in his hip and a potential leg fracture.

According to a police report, the shooting occurred in the South Broadway area on East 71st Street. The resident later said that the two men (along with a third man who hadn’t worked on the lawn) damaged his door when they arrived at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The man who lived in the home told them he’d put the $10 he owed them toward fixing the door instead. In response, according to the report, one of the men fired a shot that went through the door and into his hip (at the urging of the third man.)

Medics transported the injured man to MetroHealth following the incident.

This article appears in Jul 19-25, 2017.