With political violence on the rise , Cleveland City Council leaders are urging members to take extra precautions after shots were fired near a councilman last week.

Councilmember Kevin Conwell is uninjured after the Friday morning shooting in University Circle, which police are currently investigating. It's unclear what the shooter's motive was or if the councilman was the target. Police say Conwell was in the "vicinity" of the shots.

"We know that there's been a lot of political violence and there's an extreme polarization in our community, so we've just been instructing all the council members to just be on high alert right now," Council President Blaine Griffin said.

At a Monday meeting, Griffin told members to be diligent as they walk the city's neighborhoods for council duties o

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