On the evening of May 4, 2026, 28-year-old Terell Malik Owens was driving on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland when gunfire struck his vehicle. Owens was hit by a bullet, lost control of the car and crashed into a tree. University Circle Police and Cleveland officers administered aid, but Owens was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

Also in the car were a woman in her 30s and two six-year-old twin girls. The adult passenger was seriously injured and taken to a nearby hospital; the twins were transported to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and listed in stable condition. The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

The killing has left family and friends seeking answers while the homicide unit continues to investigate. If anyone witnessed the shooting on Euclid Avenue or has information about the crash, please come forward to investigators.