Jaron Taylor, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, was fatally shot on June 25, 2020, in East Cleveland after a verbal altercation with 29-year-old Kenneth Woods. The confrontation began near the 14300 block of Scioto Avenue and escalated to the shooting that killed Taylor.

Kenneth Woods was wanted by the East Cleveland Police Department and was arrested on July 6, 2020, by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force with assistance from the U.S. Marshals; he was charged with aggravated murder following the arrest. Authorities described the arrest as part of the effort to build the case against Woods.

The shooting underscores how quickly conflicts can turn deadly. If anyone saw the altercation near the 14300 block of Scioto Avenue on June 25, 2020, or has information about what led up to the shooting, please come forward.