Aniaz Paradiso, a 16-year-old student at Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, was shot and killed in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 28, 2025. The shooting occurred shortly after a house gathering tied to an Airbnb; a dispute moved into the street near West 130th Street and Lorain Avenue just after midnight and police who responded to reports of a fight and gunfire found Aniaz wounded. An obituary from a local funeral home confirmed his age and date of death, and school leaders described him as energetic and full of life in communications sent to classmates and families.

Investigators later announced arrests connected to the case. A 35-year-old Cleveland man, Brandon Simpson, was taken into custody on a murder charge in connection with Aniaz’s death, and an 18-year-old, Noah Gero, was arrested on an initial charge of carrying a concealed weapon; authorities said additional charges could follow as evidence is reviewed. Classmates and relatives organized memorials and a fundraising page for the family as the community mourned.

Did anyone in the West Side neighborhood see or hear anything that night near West 130th and Lorain Avenue?