Nicholas Russell was 24 and a factory worker and father of two when he was shot at point-blank range during an altercation at Mandy’s Sports Lounge on Pearl Road in Cleveland on March 3, 2018. He had been playing pool with his cousin when a stranger asked to join the game, an argument followed, and the stranger produced a gun and shot Russell in the chest. Nicholas was taken to Metro Health but died eight days later.

Police identified a suspect and issued an arrest warrant for a 39-year-old man believed to be responsible. Russell’s family publicly urged witnesses to come forward, stressing how the killing devastated them and the local community. Few other details about motive or what exactly preceded the shooting have been released.

If anyone was at Mandy’s Sports Lounge that night or has information about the altercation, please share what you know.