Ten-year-old Eion Naseem Enoch Boyette of Cleveland died on the evening of April 15, 2022, after accidentally shooting himself while playing with a loaded handgun at a home in South Euclid, Ohio. Emergency responders arrived but Eion was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities, including local police and agents from the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation, investigated the circumstances and early findings classified the shooting as accidental with no foul play suspected.

The South Euclid Police Department offered condolences to the Boyette family and arranged counseling support for Eion’s classmates at Greenview Middle School. The family and community have been deeply affected and have come together to remember him.

Is anyone in the South Euclid or Greenview Middle School community able to share memories of Eion or information that could help others understand what happened?