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Cleveland police say two men were fatally shot Saturday morning on the city's East Side.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Saturday morning homicide on Cleveland's East Side has brought the city's 12-hour death toll to seven.

Officers found two men shot to death in a car about 5 a.m. near East 102nd Street and Marah Avenue after witnesses told police the car crashed into a fence.

Investigators found bullet casings in the backseat, police said.

The victims, 34 and 22 years old, have not been identified but are believed to be related, police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow said.

Five people were murdered and a 9-year-old girl was shot Friday night in a multiple homicide at a home at 1443 East 92nd Street.

Police have not identified suspects in either case.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.