Damonte K. Perry, 20, was shot in the late afternoon of September 15, 2025, in the 1300 block of Fox Run Drive at The Hamlets apartments in Willoughby, Ohio. Officers found him about 3:55 p.m.; he was taken to University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center and then airlifted to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, where he died on September 18, 2025, three days after the attack.

Investigators detained one male the evening of the shooting and later identified and arrested four additional suspects, bringing the total to five. Police say three are adults and two are juveniles; the juveniles’ names and charges were not released. Local reports list three adults charged in connection with the killing: Vance Triplett, 22, of Willoughby; Antoine Graves, 18, of Willoughby; and Shamar Steele, 20, of Cleveland Heights. Charges reported include complicity to aggravated robbery, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, carrying concealed weapons, improperly furnishing a firearm to a minor and receiving stolen property. Triplett and Graves were held without bond; Steele’s bond was set at $250,000 cash/surety.

The investigation remained active as detectives worked to reconstruct what happened outside the apartment complex that afternoon. If anyone has information or footage from the area, can you share it with Willoughby detectives?