Day’Mia Meneva-Lynn Patterson was an 18-year-old woman found dead from gunshot wounds on March 17, 2022, in the 2700 block of E. 99th Place in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood. Her mother, Angela Bates, said in a GoFundMe that Day’Mia’s death was due to gun violence and noted it followed another child lost to gun violence less than a year earlier.

There have been no public reports of arrests or suspects in connection with Day’Mia’s killing and the case remains open. The community has responded with sorrow and efforts to support the family while calling attention to gun violence in the area.

If anyone has information about what happened to Day’Mia, please come forward to help investigators and her family find answers.