Sharon Darius Walker, a 30-year-old man, was killed in an early-morning shooting on July 6, 2026, on Cleveland’s East Side. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 3:18 a.m. near East 102nd Street and Sophia Avenue and found Walker and a 21-year-old suffering gunshot wounds; Walker was pronounced dead at the scene. Two 17-year-old girls with gunshot wounds told officers they had been shot earlier while traveling in a vehicle near East 116th Street and Buckeye Road; those teens and the 21-year-old were taken to a local hospital and reported in stable condition.

Police have not explained how the shooting began or whether the victims were together when shots were fired. It is unclear whether the gunfire occurred only near East 116th Street and Buckeye Road or at more than one location before victims arrived at East 102nd Street and Sophia Avenue. No arrest, suspect identification, or charges had been announced and no motive disclosed; the case remained under active investigation.

If anyone was in that area the morning of July 6 or has information about these movements or connections between the victims, please share what is known with Cleveland police.