Detective James Skernivitz, 53, of the Cleveland Police Department, was shot and killed on September 3, 2020, while working undercover with a federal task force targeting violent crime and illegal firearms. The shooting occurred near West 57th Street and West 67th Place in Cleveland, OH, when Skernivitz and a 50-year-old police informant, Scott Dingess, were fired on multiple times during an attempted robbery. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Reports name David McDaniel, then 18, and Kevin Robinson, then 17, as the shooters; they and a juvenile accomplice were located and arrested within days. The case prompted public attention and family statements at later court proceedings, including comments from Skernivitz’s daughter Bailey about the loss to the family.

Anyone who remembers the area around West 57th and West 67th Place on September 3, 2020, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.