Ohio boy, 11, fatally shot at birthday party: 'He was a real good kid'
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A young Ohio boy was fatally shot while attending a birthday party on Saturday, according to police.
Tyshaun Taylor, 11, was shot around 9:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in Cleveland, officials said. Two other children attending the party carried him outside to try to get help, said Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia of the Cleveland Divison of Police.
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She told Cleveland.com that paramedics transported the child to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The party was hosted by a 16-year-old boy whose mother gave him permission to have the gathering Saturday night, investigators said. She was at a nearby store during the shooting and found out what happened when she got home that night.
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Taylor was described by East Cleveland City Schools as an "exceptional student with a bright future," and by neighbors as a good kid who loved bicycles.
"He was a real good, he was a respected kid," neighbor Willie Gambell told WJW. "When I found out about what happened. I saw his picture and I was like man it can't be true, it can't be true. Then I found out it's true."
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Authorities said no one has been arrested in the 11-year-old's death, but the investigation is ongoing.