Second suspect arrested in Cleveland mass shooting on crowded street that left 9 injured
A second man was arrested in a bloody mass s⭕hooting that erupted on a crowded Cleveland street last week and left nine people injured.
Kevin Raul Del Valle-Salaman, 24, was taken into custody Saturday for his alleged role in the July 9 attack on a group standing near the corner of West Sixth Street and Johnson Court in the city’s Warehouse District, .
Police said Del Valle-Salaman was the driver of a Kia Sportage spotted in the area that was allegedly used to take accused gunman Jaylon Jennings, 25꧙, and a third man to the Rumor Bar & Lounge.
At the venue, Jennings allegedly spotted the victims and “purposely attempted to cause the death of nine individuals by intentionally retrieving a firearm,” according to his arrest warrant.
Police said Del Valle-Salaman and a third man, who hasn’t yet been identified, waited in the car while Jennings got a 9mm handgun from the trunk to allegedly shoot the victims after leaving the bar.
Del Valle-Salaman served as the getaway driver, officials charged.
The shooting victims — seven men and two women — were between the ages of 23 and 38, with many suffering leg and arm wounds.
At least two victims required surgery to treat the in🎶juries.
The investigation is still underway, with police trying to identify and track down the third man allegedly involved in the bloodshed with Jenningsꦑ and Del Va🐼lle-Salaman.
The accused getaway driver is🍒 facing nine counts of complicity to commit murder, all first-degree felonies.
Del Valle-Salaman is being held at the Cuyahoga County Jail awaiting an arra🌟ignment hearing at Cleveland Municipal Court on Monday.
A representative for Del Valle-Salama🌜n could not be immediately reached for comment.
Police and US Marshals arrested Jennings on July 11 in Lorain, Ohio, abouღt 25 miles west of Cleveland. He has pl🃏eaded not guilty to nine counts that include attempted murder, felony weapons possession and discharge of a firearm on a public street.
Jenningꦗs was in court T🌟hursday, and appeared angry and flustered by the accusations against him.
“Where is the factಞs? Where is me doing this? That’s what I’m saying,” Jennin🌄gs told the court. “This is crazy to me.”
His bond was set at $9 million.
