Darien Hayes was a 22-year-old man from Cleveland who was shot and killed on January 25, 2017. He was one of three men killed in two separate shootings on the city’s east side that night. Hayes was found unresponsive on a sidewalk, bleeding and wearing a ski mask; his death followed an earlier shooting in which Carlos Hurt was shot while sitting in his vehicle.

Investigators tied Hayes’ death to a larger crime spree involving members of the Heartless Felons gang. According to the investigation, Hayes, Julius Claxton and Da’Montais Banks attempted to carjack Carlos Hurt; when Hurt refused, Banks fired into Hurt’s lap. Hayes and Claxton then fled in a stolen SUV and later engaged in a shootout with members of a rival gang, Loyal Always. The probe led to the arrests of Cedric Shephard and Robert Shepard in connection with the slayings of Claxton and Hayes.

If anyone knew Darien Hayes or has information about the events of January 25, 2017, please share what is known.