Gloria Dean Ruth Eddington Lewis, 89, of Warren, Ohio, was fatally shot inside her home on Starlite Street NW on February 28, 2021. She was planning a funeral with a family member when someone in a vehicle fired multiple rounds into the house; she was struck by a bullet in the back and later died.

The shooter, identified as 17-year-old Shamar Askew, admitted the shooting, was tried as an adult in Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, and received a sentence of 15 years to life. Askew wrote an apology letter to the family; during sentencing Ms. Lewis’ daughter Patricia Mallory spoke of the family’s grief and expressed sympathy for Askew.

Ms. Lewis was active in her community and church, having worked for Laborers International Union Local 935 and owned Magic Mirror Barber and Beauty Shop; she served Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ as an evangelist and Sunday school teacher. She is survived by four sons, two daughters, a sister, dozens of grandchildren and great‑grandchildren, and was buried March 10, 2021, at Pineview Memorial Park Cemetery.

Did anyone in the Warren area have contact with Ms. Lewis or information about the shooting that could help clarify what happened?