Anthony Hughes Jr., a 15-year-old from Cleveland, was shot and killed on December 9, 2020, while walking home from a basketball game near East 55th Street and Scovill Avenue. Police say occupants of two cars opened fire on a group of teenagers; Hughes was struck multiple times and died at the scene. A 43-year-old man was also wounded in the same attack.

Investigators tied the shooting to tensions after the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Arthur Keith. Hughes had just left a Boys & Girls Club meeting that had been addressing Keith’s death when he was killed. Three juveniles were arrested in connection with the case: Jihada Aaron, Brian Cox Jr. and Deric Thomas. Aaron and Cox Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter covering Hughes and the injured man; Thomas pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and other charges.

The killing intensified concern about a 2020 rise in Cleveland homicides. A street on East 55th was renamed Anthony DeJuan Hughes Jr. Way in his memory. Does anyone have information about the shooting or knew Anthony and the neighborhood that might help fill remaining gaps?