David Anthony Boone, 53, a Black man, was found just after dawn on October 16, 2025, lying in the front yard of a home on the 4200 block of East 128th Street in Cleveland’s Union-Miles/Corlett area. Police were called at 5:04 a.m. for reports of a man shot; responding officers and EMS located Boone with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner later identified him and fixed the date and place of death that morning.

Detectives from the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit cordoned off the block, canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance video, and had crime scene technicians process the yard and nearby sidewalk for evidence. Initial updates described the incident as a developing homicide investigation; as of the time of the shooting no arrests had been announced, no suspect description released, and no motive identified. Independent gun-violence trackers noted Boone’s killing in their records but likewise listed no suspect information.

If anyone in the Union-Miles/Corlett area that morning saw anything unusual or has home security footage from the 4200 block of East 128th Street, please come forward with tips or leads.