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A fatal Tuesday shooting on Cleveland's West Side marks 135 killings in the city this year, surpassing 2007 as the deadliest year on record over the past decade.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A fatal shooting Tuesday on Cleveland's West Side marks the city's 135th slaying of the year, making 2016 the deadliest year on record in the past decade.



The tally surpassed 2015's total of 120 homicides. And with over four days to go before the New Year, Cleveland has already witnessed a nearly 12.5 percent increase in homicides when compared to last year, according to an unofficial tally.



Only one other year during the past decade has come close to 2016's numbers. That was 2007, when the city logged 134 homicides.



The Tuesday morning shooting in the Ohio City neighborhood pushed 2016 over the threshold. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has yet to rule the death a homicide, but Cleveland police homicide detectives are investigating the case.



Tuesday's grim milestone comes after an uptick in homicides in recent years. There were 102 in 2014, followed by 120 in 2015.

Cleveland homicides by year:

2015 -- 120

2014 -- 102

2013 -- 88

2012 -- 98

2011 -- 75

2010 -- 72

2009 -- 120

2008 -- 102

2007 -- 134

2006 -- 119

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