Ramses Thoth Hurley was 19 when he was killed on June 16, 2019, in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood near South Moreland Boulevard. A recent graduate of Shaker Heights High School, he was described as well regarded by peers and the community. Ramses was shot in the head and then dragged by a car; he suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead later that day.

Investigators say the incident grew out of a dispute over a marijuana sale. Two teenagers at the time, Jaidee Miree and Desmond Duncan, were implicated in the altercation; court documents indicate Ramses was forcibly ejected from a moving vehicle. The shooting and the circumstances around being dragged have been central to the investigation and ensuing legal process.

Ramses’s parents, Rosel Charles Hurley III and LaVerne Carol Austin, and his siblings have spoken about their grief and called for action to stop violence affecting young people.