Wesley Wright, a 48-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2021. He was a resident of the Men’s Shelter at 2100 Lakeside Avenue and was found dead in the early morning near East 20th Street and Krause Court, about half a mile from the shelter. Wright was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds; preliminary reports also placed a shooting in the area of East 20th Street and Hamilton Avenue.

The Cleveland Division of Police called in homicide investigators. The Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, which operates the shelter, expressed shock and condolences to Wright’s family and said it would support the investigation and its residents. On August 13, 2021, 32-year-old Allen McDowell was arrested in Beachwood, Ohio, and charged with aggravated murder; authorities said he chased Wright and shot him in the back of the head. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Wright, his movements that night, or the events near East 20th Street, please come forward.