An increased police presence and restrictions to nightlife are set for East Cleveland this coming holiday weekend — the same weekend as the local high school’s annual reunion celebration.

Three shootings took place hours after Shaw High School’s reunion weekend concluded last year. East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz said 11 people were shot.

“We're not having no drinking and none of that violence that we had last year,” Shabazz said. “We're not allowing no gathering and out with drinking. That's gone. That's no more. We can't do that no more, so the people who come to our class reunion, they are very peaceful and we always had a beautiful time, and that's how it's going to be from now on.”

The police department is increasing its patrols from 8 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. through the weekend, and

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