On the night of May 2, 2026, two linked shootings in East Cleveland left one man dead and another critically injured. Police first responded to reports of gunfire near East 129th Street and Eddy Road and found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Moments later, officers located 32-year-old Kristapher Conner inside a red Jeep Wrangler at Holyoke Avenue and East 133rd Street; he had a fatal gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The East Cleveland Police Department, aided by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, treated the incidents as connected and canvassed the neighborhood, but investigators have not released a motive or identified suspects. No arrests have been announced and the case remains active. If anyone saw activity in the area of East 129th Street, Eddy Road, Holyoke Avenue or East 133rd Street on May 2, or has information about these shootings, please come forward.