Officer Desmond Sherry, 29, was shot and killed on July 3, 1980, after stopping while off duty to investigate suspicious activity near East 66th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. He was shot in the face three times by one of the youths involved; his wallet was taken and he was left to die.

Twelve members of a gang, all in their late teens and early 20s, were arrested after the killing. Five were charged in his murder. At trial three defendants were acquitted; two who were 17 at the time were convicted. One was found guilty of murder and given 27 years to life; the other was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 7 to 25 years. One of the convicted defendants was later granted parole in 2021.

Sherry had served seven years with the Cleveland Division of Police and was survived by his wife and two children. Are there readers who remember Officer Sherry or the neighborhood around East 66th and Euclid in 1980 who can share information?