Nicholas Nick William Cerutti was 17 when he was shot and killed on September 4, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio. The shooting happened behind an abandoned home on Sophia Avenue on the city’s east side; he was struck in the neck while at a house and later died at MetroHealth Buckeye Medical Center. Reports say he was shot while buying marijuana and that two friends were with him at the time.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Nicholas’ family and community remember him as a kind, outgoing young man who included others and brought joy to those around him. The investigation is still open as authorities continue to seek information that could identify the suspects.

If anyone has information about Nicholas, the circumstances on Sophia Avenue that night, or the people he was with, please share what is known with investigators.