Gabriel A. Blevins was 18 when he died from a gunshot wound to the torso on December 2, 2019, in Lorain, Ohio. He had lived in Lorain for about a year after moving from Elyria, graduated from Lorain High School in 2019, and had been working in construction for six months. Those who knew him remembered his love of making others laugh, music, fishing, basketball and spending time with family and friends.

Police found Gabriel outside a home on the 2100 block of East 31st Street and he died after being taken to Mercy Health - Lorain Hospital. Investigators described the shooting as likely caused by the improper handling of a loaded firearm by a teenage friend. Antonio Monticue, 23, who lived at the house, was charged with tampering with evidence and the case was forwarded to the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Gabriel is survived by his parents Sherman Blevins and Kellea J. Green, three sisters, five brothers, aunts Jade, Kaileigh and Malika, uncle Jeff, and his maternal and paternal grandparents. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward.