😲 101-Year-Old Woman Shot + New Gun Laws + Deshaun Lawsuit No. 23 + Mask Up For COVID

Meet Grandma BB, a 101-year-old Cleveland woman who was recently shot in the arm. In a century of life on God's green earth, this was a first. What else have we got for you?

• Soon, more Ohioans will be able to carry concealed guns
• Deshaun Watson sued again
• Well-known and highly regarded attorney Jeff Friedman has died

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1) 'Thanks For The Prayers': 101-Year-Old Cleveland Woman Shot By Her Neighbor

🙏 Habeeba Barnes — Grandma BB to family and friends — managed to live 101 years before her most recent unique life experience: getting shot. Cleveland police recently visited her upstairs neighbor on East 151st Street after the man fired a gun into the floor. The stray bullet struck Grandma BB in the arm. "I'm kind of surprised, myself, I got shot," she said. “Well, my arm hurts once in a while. Other than that, I’ll be all right. Thanks for the prayers.”

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2) In just two weeks, anyone in Ohio who can legally buy a firearm will be able to conceal that weapon and carry it around in public without a permit. And if you're stopped by a police officer, you no longer are required to inform the officer that you're carrying a firearm. The officer must ask first. (The officer does not need to say the "magic word," however.)

• Today's rules: Gun owners who want to carry concealed firearms must get a permit from the local sheriff, undergo a background check and obtain eight hours of weapons training. Background checks would stop a person with a protective order from getting a permit, for example.
• Public benefit: Those permits needed to be renewed every five years. And every year, about 2,000 people who run afoul of the law get their conceal-carry permit revoked.
• But ... all of those rules go away on June 13.

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In other Ohio gun news:

• People allowed to carry guns in local schools need 600 hours of weapons training — the same as required for a peace officer. Under proposed legislation, training requirements would be cut to 24 hours. (Cleveland.com)
• How many guns are in Ohio? We don't know, but we do know firearm deaths have risen in each of the last five years. (Cleveland.com)
• The NRA and other gun lobbyists have spent more than $580,000 on political contributions in Ohio since 2010. Who's getting that money? (Cleveland.com)

3) Another woman has come forward with another sexual misconduct lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. This is the 23rd lawsuit. The woman was motivated by Soledad O'Brien's "Real Sports" interview on HBO. "In that piece, plaintiff was struck by the courage of the victims willing to step forward and speak and was extremely displeased by Watson and his legal team's mistreatment and revictimization of the plaintiffs. But it was Watson himself claiming that even now he has 'no regrets' and has done nothing wrong that solidified her resolve. She brings this case seeking minimum compensation, but to obtain a court finding that Watson's conduct was wrong," the lawsuit states.

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😷 4) County Executive Armond Budish signed an order requiring face masks inside all Cuyahoga County government buildings as of June 1 because of rising COVID-19 cases. This includes all court buildings. That rule applies to both visitors and employees.

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5) Jeff Friedman, one of Cleveland's best-known lawyers and founder of Friedman, Domiano & Smith, has died. He was 74. Friedman was in a car accident in 1964 when he was 17 and a student at Cleveland Heights High School. He was forced to use a wheelchair ever since. He became an advocate for the seriously injured and disadvantaged, according to his obituary. Friedman served as councilman and vice mayor of University Heights for nearly 30 years and was assistant attorney general. He served on numerous boards, including Easter Seals and the Spinal Cord Injury Foundation.

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5 Headlines You Need To See

• Cleveland woman’s ceiling crashes onto her bed after neighbor’s apartment floods (Cleveland 19 News)
• WonderStruck, WonderBus music festivals offering buy one, get one for $1 deal (cleveland.com)
• Pride month plan announced for Cleveland (Cleveland 19 News)
• 17 people die on Ohio roads over Memorial Day weekend, State Highway Patrol reports (cleveland.com)
• José Ramírez earns second American League Player of the Week Award (cleveland.com)

3 Things To Do

• The 3rd Annual High Garden Experience, an exclusive summer day party powered by Luc Belaire, takes place Saturday, June 4, at the Cleveland History Center at the Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Your ticket includes complimentary champagne, wine, beer, as well as small bites/appetizers for an elite day party experience in the gardens of Western Reserve. Ticket info here
• Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town: The Bandwagon Tour at Blossom Music Center. The concert is Saturday, June 4. Miranda Lambert is the most awarded artist for the ACM Award Female Vocalist of the Year. Ticket info here
• Modest Mouse is returning to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 2014 Sycamore St., Cleveland, for what fans are saying will be the greatest night of alternative music in all of 2022. The show is Sunday, June 5, 7 to 10 p.m. Ticket info here

Games People Play (aka, Sports)

• 10 area baseball teams remain alive in the OHSAA postseason and a few will meet Thursday in the regional semifinal (cleveland.com)
• Guardians first base coach Sandy Alomar has non-displaced fracture of left fibula (cleveland.com)
• Case Western’s James Hopper, Jonathan Powell win NCAA Division III doubles tennis national championship (cleveland.com)

Plan Ahead For Donut Day

What are the three best donut shops in Cleveland? Patch's Faith Marnecheck has the creme-filled, sprinkle-covered truth, plus a bunch of donut-day deals. Friday, June 3, is national donut day.

Social Notes

• A lowlife, piece-of-crap human chained this dog to a car and drove her around on the street for about 100 yards, ripping up her feet and leaving blood on the pavement until observers intervened. The dog is now in the hands of a Youngstown shelter. They call her Oreo, and they say she just wants hugs. Animal Charity of Ohio is seeking donations to pay for the pup's treatment. (Facebook)
• The Cleveland Clinic has a story about Joe, who spent 190 days in the hospital dealing with long-haul COVID-19. Almost 600 days passed before he could return to work. And he's still having health issues. Learn about his journey. (Instagram)
• Fireworks night at Progressive Field after a Cleveland Guardians game is special. The photographer Gabe Wasylko makes fireworks over the ballpark a transcendent and beautiful experience. (Instagram)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you around.