Aiden Darity, 19, died after arriving at Bradley Medical Center on July 30, 2026, with a gunshot wound and succumbed shortly after arrival. A 2025 graduate of Bradley Central High School, he worked in contract work with his family and was remembered by those who knew him as kind and gentle.

Cleveland police identified two other 19-year-olds who were with Darity at the time: Haydon Land and Jayson Maxwell. Investigators say the firearm was thrown from a moving vehicle and was later recovered from a ditch along 25th Street with help from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. Land was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and other felony counts; Maxwell was also arrested. Police have described the shooting as an isolated incident.

The investigation remains active and many factual details about the circumstances are still unfolding. If anyone who knew Aiden or was in that area early on July 30 has information, please come forward.