Demetrius C. D. Hewlin was 16 when he was shot during the Chardon High School shooting in Chardon, Ohio on February 27, 2012. He was one of five students shot that morning; Hewlin was airlifted to a hospital and pronounced dead the following day. The shooter was identified as 17-year-old former student Thomas Michael T. J. Lane III, who was arrested near his car outside the school.

Witnesses reported Lane had conflicts with some of his victims, and he was indicted on multiple counts including three counts of aggravated murder and two counts of aggravated attempted murder. Lane was later found competent to stand trial as an adult and pleaded guilty, receiving three consecutive life sentences without parole. Hewlin’s family joined other victims’ families in wrongful death suits against the school district and against Lane’s family; the suits were dismissed at one level and the families pursued appeals and settlements.

Hewlin’s friends and family remembered him as a bright, active young man who enjoyed bodybuilding, healthy living and volunteering; his organs were donated after his death. Does anyone have memories of Demetrius to share or information relevant to the case?