Brielle Nash, 20, was found with a gunshot wound to the head at a home in the 15700 block of Puritas Avenue on Cleveland’s west side just before 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. First responders treated her at the scene and transported her to MetroHealth Medical Center. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner reported she died from her injuries on June 11, though some memorial listings mark June 10 as the date of loss.

The initial 7:53 a.m. call described a gunshot victim and a suspected suicide, and officers first treated the wound as possibly self-inflicted. Detectives soon said the information given to officers did not match Brielle’s injuries, and the investigation was reclassified as a homicide. A 22-year-old man who had been at the Puritas Avenue location was interviewed, probable cause for his arrest was established, and he was taken into custody the same day; public reports available at this time did not release his name.

Anyone with information about what happened that morning is asked to contact the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit.