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Nine-year-old Saniyah Nicholson of Maple Heights, Cleveland, was killed on June 20, 2018, when a stray bullet struck her in the head while she sat in a car with her older sister. Their mother had gone into a boxing gym to retrieve a brother when a car carrying multiple people drove by and fired at a group walking near Lee Road and Harvard Avenue. The people who had been shot at returned fire; prosecutors say a stray round from that exchange killed Saniyah instantly.

The case produced multiple arrests and prosecutions. Ce’Matizea Andrews, who prosecutors said fired the first shots, received a 22-year prison sentence in September 2020. Damaris Perry, Dyshawn Bonner, and Timothy Greene were charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in June 2022. Aaron George and Brewen Harrison pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in September 2019 and were awaiting sentencing; Devontae Nettles was awaiting a pre-trial hearing. Each judge’s sentence included two years of mandatory post-release control.

Saniyah’s family publicly expressed profound grief during proceedings. Who in the community has information about the shooting or the events that led up to it?