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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -

Cleveland Police have identified a teen shot and killed Friday night as 19-year-old Jawaun Greene.

The shooting happened on Cleveland's east side Friday night in the 2500 block of Park Midway. 

Third District officers responded to the Park Midway section of the King Kennedy Estates for a male shot at around 6:30 p.m..  

When officers arrived they located Greene with a gunshot wound to the head and he was unresponsive.  EMS was on scene and transported the victim to MetroHealth Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. 

The preliminary investigation reveals that witnesses stated that the Greene was involved in a confrontation with another male and shots were fired. 

Suspect information is not available at this time.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 216-634-5464.

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