Cornell Kennedy Jr, 18, of Youngstown was shot to death on June 18, 2021. Known as C-Money, he had just graduated from East High School, played football for the East High Golden Bears, and had recently started a real estate business called DMG Realty as a birthday gift. He was found shot around 7:15 p.m. in front of a home in the 100 block of Seneca Street on the city’s North Side. The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office confirmed his death.

Police tied the killing to two arson incidents on the city’s west side, one a couple of days before and another less than 48 hours after the shooting. Investigators recovered a complex scene with 83 evidence markers. In March 2022 a 19-year-old Youngstown man, Eddie Bryant Jr., was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and having weapons under a disability in connection with the shooting; he was booked into the Mahoning County jail on March 27, 2022. Cornell was one of 15 Youngstown homicide victims in 2021.

Cornell’s family, friends and teammates remember a young man with a close-knit circle and a bright future. If anyone knew Cornell or has information about what happened that evening on Seneca Street, please share what you know.