A late-afternoon dispute in Cleveland turned fatal on March 29, 2026. Around 4:16 p.m. police were alerted to shots fired near the 6900 block of Fullerton Avenue; officers later found a potential crime scene near the 7000 block of Gertrude Avenue with several shell casings. Authorities believe a verbal altercation may have occurred shortly before the shooting.

An 18-year-old man from Cleveland Heights, identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office as Andrew Freeman, was taken to University Hospitals in a private vehicle and later pronounced dead from a gunshot wound. The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating the death as a homicide. No arrests have been reported and no suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone witnessed the area around Fullerton and Gertrude that afternoon or has information about the altercation, please share what you know with investigators.