Charles Williams III, a 43-year-old Black man from Cleveland, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, December 30, 2022. Around 6 p.m. Cleveland police responded to a report of a shooting in the Glenville neighborhood and were dispatched to the 11200 block of Parklawn Drive. Officers found Mr. Williams with a gunshot wound to the face; he was later pronounced dead and was formally identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Cleveland police announced an investigation into the fatal shooting. As of late December 2022 no arrests had been made, no suspects were publicly identified, and the case remained unsolved. If anyone in Glenville that evening saw activity on Parklawn Drive or has information that could help, please come forward.