On March 4, 2017, 15-year-old Jaevelle Swift of Cleveland was shot in the back while fleeing a jeep after a robbery attempt and later died at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Swift and a 16-year-old friend had been riding in the back seat with two other males when the driver pointed a gun and demanded money. The 16-year-old handed over cash; both teens ran, and the driver shot at them, striking Swift.

Police issued a murder warrant for 19-year-old Noah Japheth Allen of Cleveland; Allen was arrested the following day and charged with aggravated murder. Investigators described the passenger who fired the shots as the primary suspect and said the shooting followed an attempted robbery. Swift was the fourth teenager killed in Cleveland in 2017.

Anyone who knew Jaevelle or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.