Cleveland Damon Richardson was 36 when he was found with a gunshot wound in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 12, 2012. Police responded at about 10:13 p.m. to 655 Meeting Street and discovered him unresponsive; he was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina and died the next day, January 13, 2012.

Richardson lived in North Charleston and had a criminal history; reports say he had been released from prison not long before his death. Community accounts mentioned he had been expressing anger and a desire for vengeance after the killing of a family member, a detail that complicated the investigation.

The Charleston Police Department asked the public for help in understanding what happened that night. No public information about arrests or identified suspects has been provided. If anyone knew Cleveland, was in the area that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.