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Cleveland police said a man was shot in the foot outside an East Side bar.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – A bystander was shot in the foot when gunfire rang outside a bar on Cleveland's East Side.

A bullet pierced the 40-year-old man's foot about 12:30 a.m. Monday at Winston's Place on the 4200 block of East 131st Street.

The victim told investigators he left the bar with his girlfriend and saw three men assaulting another man outside, according to police.

The man getting assaulted then ran through the bar to the patio, jumped a fence and got into a silver Malibu, police said.

The man drove past the bar with his driver's side door open and opened fire on the three men who attacked him. The 40-year-old bystander and a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority bus stop were struck, police said.

The victim's girlfriend drove him to Marymount Hospital. No other injuries were reported.

A police spokesman did not immediately return a request to know if any arrests have been made.