CLEVELAND — When gunfire erupted outside a bar in The Flats hours after the Browns home opener earlier this month, changes were quickly made. Since then, business owners say they've noticed an increased police presence in the area.

The goal is to prevent something like this from happening again and to show the public that The Flats are safe.

It was just a few weeks ago when video footage showed people running outside "Play" in The Flats, hours after the home opener, followed by gunfire.

“There was like a, like a western shootout on one of our streets,” said Michael Grano, operating partner at Collision Bend and a member of Flats Forward.

Six people were shot after that game. Grano said it never should have happened.

“I would have liked to see more security down here. There's no doubt

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