Samuel Bell, 28, of Cleveland, was shot and killed on August 23, 2020 during an argument on East 135th Street. Police say the dispute involved Bell, a 27-year-old man, and others over a woman; the 27-year-old allegedly shot Bell. Bell suffered gunshot wounds to the head and body and was pronounced dead at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

According to police, Bell’s 25-year-old niece then shot the 27-year-old man; that man was taken into custody and faced charges related to the shooting. Investigators described the niece as acting in defense of her uncle. The case drew attention in Cleveland because of the violence and its aftermath, and Bell’s family remember him as a kind and well-mannered young man.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who were on East 135th Street that night who can add details about how the argument began or what happened during the shooting?