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Glenville shootout

1960s in Cleveland1968 in Ohio1968 mass shootings in the United States1968 murders in the United States1968 riots
African-American history in ClevelandAfrican-American riots in the United StatesBlack PowerCleveland Division of PoliceGlenville, ClevelandJuly 1968 events in the United StatesMass shootings in the United StatesMurder in OhioRacially motivated violence in the United StatesRiots and civil disorder in ClevelandShootoutUse mdy dates from July 2018
12314 12312 Auburndale Rd and 1423 1435 Lakeview Road Glenville Cleveland Ohio
12314 12312 Auburndale Rd and 1423 1435 Lakeview Road Glenville Cleveland Ohio

The Glenville shootout was a gun battle that occurred on the night of July 23–24, 1968, in the Glenville section of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Gunfire was exchanged for roughly four hours between the Cleveland Police Department and the Black Nationalists of New Libya, a Black Power group. The battle led to the death of three policemen, three suspects, and a bystander. At least 15 others (police, gunmen, and bystanders) were wounded. The gun battle sparked the Glenville Riots, which began on the evening of July 23 as the gun battle was winding down, and continued through the evening of July 26–27. During the first day of the riots, the African American mayor of Cleveland, Carl Stokes, refused to allow white police officers to patrol the area. When African American leaders in the neighborhood were unable to quell the violence, Stokes sent the Ohio Army National Guard and the rest of the Cleveland Police into the area to stop the violence. The riots ended early in the morning on July 27. Losses due to the riots were about $2.6 million, and proved to be the political death knell of Mayor Stokes' Cleveland: Now! redevelopment effort. In 1969, Ahmed Evans, tried by an all- white jury was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life in prison.

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12314 12312 Auburndale Rd and 1423 1435 Lakeview Road Glenville Cleveland Ohio
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