Abdel Latif Bashiti was 12 when he was fatally shot on November 24, 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was standing outside his father’s beauty supply shop on Buckeye Road when a group of teenagers, aged between 14 and 16, were involved in a shooting; Bashiti went outside to see what was happening and was caught in the crossfire, suffering a fatal gunshot to the torso.

Two 15-year-olds were arrested and charged with aggravated murder, murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, and discharging a firearm; prosecutors sought to try them as adults. Two adults, Larissa Harris and Marvin Harris, were also charged in connection with the shooting; Larissa Harris was held on $1 million bond, and Marvin Harris faced charges related to a prior juvenile court matter.

Family and community members remembered Abdel as kind and helpful and noted the case as part of a larger concern over youth violence in Cleveland. Does anyone have information about Abdel or that area on Buckeye Road that could help fill in what happened that day?