Ricky Dionte Walker, 18, was found dead after a shooting and subsequent car crash in Cleveland in the early hours of April 5, 2025. Police were first called to a shots-fired report about 1:40 a.m. near East 30th Street and Euclid Avenue in the Central neighborhood; shortly afterward officers were alerted to a crash at East 55th Street and Cedar Avenue. Officers who arrived at the collision discovered Walker inside the wrecked vehicle with a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators say a verbal altercation may have preceded the shooting, but the circumstances that led to Walker being shot and then crashing are unclear. The Cleveland Division of Police has opened an active investigation; no arrests or suspect information have been released and an official cause of death has not been provided.

If anyone in the Central or nearby neighborhoods saw the events that night or has information about the altercation, please share what is known with investigators.