Edward Martin III was 20 when he was killed by gunfire in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 27, 2016. Born November 22, 1995, in Cleveland, he spent early childhood in Demopolis, Alabama, returned to Cleveland at 14, and attended John Essex High School, Fairview High School, and Glenville High School. He was an accomplished athlete in football, basketball and track and field.

After high school he worked at Aloft Hotel and later at Penn Station, where his work led toward a possible promotion and the restaurant named a sandwich Ed’s Italian in his honor. Public viewing was held June 5, 2016, and funeral services were June 6 at Watson’s Funeral Home. There are no public reports naming arrests or identified suspects; the killing remains unsolved.