CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Samir Santana is remembered for being a dedicated dad to three children, a friend to many, and a brother and son who loved deeply.

His loved ones are still coming to grips with that he is no longer with them.

“Samir was a really spontaneous person, he could light up basically almost any room,” Samir’s brother Liston Santana said.

On December 1, Cleveland Police responded to a business on Lakeshore Blvd in the Collinwood neighborhood for a man who was shot during an armed robbery.

“Samir must have been working at the smoke shop for two months to a little bit over two months, but it hasn’t been that long,” Santana said.

Investigators found Samir fatally shot in the parking lot.

A suspect who was still inside the store was arrested, according to CPD.

“I think m

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