Trey Anthony Sukey was 30 when he was shot and killed while riding his motorcycle in Elyria Township on the evening of October 24, 2023. A welder and artist from Lorain, he was remembered by family and friends as having the biggest heart, a class clown who loved motorcycles and had recently joined the Worthless Nuts Motorcycle Association.

The shootings began earlier that evening in Amherst, where two motorcyclists were fired upon around 5:19 p.m. and 6:02 p.m., with at least one motorcycle hit by gunfire. The violence culminated about 6:18 p.m. near Lake Avenue and Emerson Court in Elyria Township, where Sukey was struck multiple times. Bystanders, including a nearby surgical technician, tried to render aid until paramedics arrived; Sukey was taken to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center and later died of his injuries.

Less than an hour after the Elyria Township shooting, deputies arrested a 24-year-old man at a relative’s home and recovered a handgun from his vehicle. Investigators said the suspect appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis and believed motorcyclists were pursuing him. If anyone knew Trey, rode with him, or has information about the shootings that evening, please come forward.