On the evening of October 14, 2021, Jason Smith, a 37-year-old African American man, was killed in a shooting in Cleveland’s Union-Miles neighborhood. The incident was a double homicide: Lorenzo Brown, 30, was also killed. Investigators recovered about 60 shell casings at the scene, indicating an unusually high level of gunfire.

Family and community members remembered Jason for his warm smile and generous spirit. A memorial page for him drew a large response, with more than 772 candles lit and many messages of grief and remembrance.

The Cleveland Police Department opened an investigation into the double homicide.

Did anyone in the Union-Miles area see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?