Dangerous Cleveland Nightclub Agrees to Security Measures to Reopen Business

After two killings in a 17-month span, a Cleveland nightclub is reopening, but under a series of restrictions that the owner and city agreed to.
Published: March 9, 2016

CLEVELAND — More than a year ago, a nightclub here was shut down after a 30-year-old man was shot and killed in the bathroom, marking the second killing there in a span of 17 months.

On Tuesday, the city agreed to let the nightclub reopen as long as the business followed a series of security measures and other restrictions.

One of the measures owner Carlton Story agreed to is the installation of security cameras, which police can access upon request. Others include: operating as a restaurant or reception hall instead of a nightclub, closing every night no later than midnight, hiring one off-duty Cleveland police officer for every 100 customers in the place at one time and banning anyone carrying a concealed weapon from entering the restaurant, using pat-downs or metal detectors.

The restaurant must also operate under a name other than “Club Fly Hygh” and pass inspections by building, heating and cooling, plumbing, electrical, health and fire inspectors, according to Cleveland.com.

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The report also states that if another shooting or a stabbing occurs inside the new business with a weapon that got past the security measures, the restaurant will have to be shut down again.

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