CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Use of Deadly Force Team is investigating a shooting incident Sunday morning in which shots were allegedly fired from a vehicle at Cleveland police officers before police returned fire.
A 26-year-old woman is dead after one of the involved vehicles crashed near the scene.
No arrests have been made.
According to "preliminary information" in a media release from Cuyahoga County Press Secretary Jennifer Ciaccia, members of the Cleveland Division of Police were at a service call in the 10500 block of Garfield Avenue around 5:20 a.m. Two vehicles drove by at a high rate of speed and police say shots were fired out of the vehicle.
After officers returned fire, one vehicle fled the scene and the other crashed nearby. A 26-year-old woman was found outside the vehicle and transported to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has identified her as Antwoina Carter of Cleveland.
The Ohio BCI is assisting the county's investigative team with processing the scene and collecting evidence.
The incident remains under investigation.
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