Denny Garrett, 54, was shot and later pronounced dead after being transported to MetroHealth Medical Center following a shooting on the 5500 block of Mound Avenue on Cleveland’s East Side. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner recorded his death on August 29, 2025, and public casualty listings include him among the city’s recent gun-violence victims.

Cleveland police described Garrett’s death as a suspected homicide and said detectives were actively investigating his case alongside another fatal shooting over the Labor Day weekend involving a 39-year-old man. Authorities confirmed the sequence of emergency response and transport but released few details about what preceded the gunfire. No arrests or public identification of suspects had been announced.

Anyone who saw activity on Mound Avenue that day or has information about Garrett’s death is asked to come forward.