Cleveland breathed a heavy sigh of relief when the Republican National Convention wrapped up last Thursday with few reports of violence and only two dozen arrests, mostly in connection with a flag burning that didn’t go very well for the protester trying to light the Stars and Stripes.
WEWS reports that things got ugly after the convention left town, however.
After #DemsInPhilly on @WEWS: Cleveland man & Trump supporter shot at bar during political debate turned violent. pic.twitter.com/jevHgncidx
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 27, 2016
Vietnam War veteran Paul Jones, Jr., 60, told police he was shot this week after a stranger overheard him expressing his support for Donald Trump.
Trump fan Paul Jones was talking politics at #cle bar w/ a friend when another man overheard, got upset & shot him pic.twitter.com/9VVE2KYwUv
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 27, 2016
Jones says he was talking politics with a friend at a neighborhood bar when a stranger butted in, left to retrieve a handgun from his car, and shot him in the thigh.
Detectives say the shooter will be charged with felonious assault when identified.
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