Bruce Wheeler was 37 when he was fatally shot on August 21, 2021, in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood. Born April 13, 1984, he was the son of Floyd Morris and Deborah Wheeler and is survived by his son Artrell, siblings Terrameka, Faith, Denise, Victoria, Montrell, Floyd Jr. and Laconte, a stepbrother Ulysses, and stepmother Barbara.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Wheeler worked with a business partner rehabilitating rental properties and also did cemetery groundskeeping, helping prepare plots. Friends and family remembered him with an online memorial where 70 candles were lit in his honor.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and authorities have not released further details about leads or the investigation. If anyone in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood knew Bruce or saw anything related to the shooting, please come forward with information.