CLEVELAND — Flats East Development, LLC, the developer of Flats East Bank, announced Thursday that it has terminated the lease with Play Bar and Grill and has retaken possession of the property following last Sunday's shooting that injured six people.

According to George Kimson, president of Flats East Development, LLC, the decision to end the lease with Play Bar and Grill came following "a number of incidents occurring at or near" the establishment throughout the summer.

"Gun-related activity and acts of violence have caused us to take strong action as is spelled out in our lease with this tenant," Kimson wrote in a statement. "In July, we advised the owners of the Play Bar and Grill that these activities violated the terms of their lease. We asked for immediate action to remedy this s

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