Charles Southern III was 19 when he was fatally shot on June 9, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was walking along St Clair Avenue near East 141st Street at about 10 PM when he was shot; the death has been investigated as a homicide.

No arrests have been made in the case and it remains unsolved. Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County has been seeking information and has offered a cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment. The case is linked in press and community discussion to Cleveland’s so-called Rack Gang; that name is reported to have appeared after Southern’s death. Several people associated with the gang have been arrested for other crimes, but none have been publicly tied to this murder.

Anyone who knew Charles, witnessed the shooting, or has information about activity on St Clair Avenue near East 141st Street on June 9, 2016, is asked to come forward.