Maxwell Max John Muzyczka was 13 and an eighth grader at Highland Middle School when he died on February 1, 2020, from an accidental shooting at his home in Hinckley, Ohio. He was taken to the Cleveland Clinic’s Brunswick campus and later flown to Metro Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The Highland Local School District called him a good student and athlete and asked that speculation be avoided out of respect for the family. His mother, Julie, was an active school volunteer and his older brother, Jack, had graduated from Highland the year before. Crisis counselors were made available to students and staff after the death.

Max’s family remembered him fondly; he donated organs that helped six recipients. His funeral mass was at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hinckley, and he was buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Avon, Ohio.

If anyone knew Max or has information about the circumstances at his home that day, please share what you remember.