CLEVELAND, Ohio - The developer of the Flats East Bank on Thursday terminated the lease of a bar that Cleveland officials boarded up after a mass shooting injured six people following the Browns season opener.

In a statement, George Kimson, the president of Flats East Development, said it warned the owners of Play Bar & Grill about “a number of incidents occurring at or near” the establishment this summer. The incident Sunday “reinforced the need to take action.”

“Gun-related activity and acts of violence have caused us to take strong action as is spelled out in our lease with this tenant,” the statement said.

On Sunday, police said, four gunmen fired at least 40 shots on West 10th Street. The shots pierced cars and narrowly missed people as fans streamed out of the Browns game. Hours l

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