Naierra Lockhart was 15 when she was shot to death in Cleveland on October 23, 2019. Her body was found the morning of October 24 in a vacant lot near East 93rd Street and Empire Avenue in the Glenville neighborhood. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds. Residents reported hearing multiple shots around 11 p.m. the night before; officers who checked the area then did not find anything.

Investigators said an older model black van or SUV was seen leaving the area around the time of the shooting. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office confirmed Lockhart had been reported missing on March 6, 2018, but could not confirm when she was located. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced and the case remains under investigation.

If anyone has information about what happened to Naierra or saw a black van or SUV near East 93rd and Empire around that date, please come forward.