Brandon Cleveland was a 13-year-old student at Euclid Middle School remembered by family and friends as funny and outgoing. His life ended in a shooting on Sunday, July 30, 2023, after an incident in the 3400 block of East 98th Street in the Kinsman neighborhood of Cleveland. Emergency medical crews took him to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Cleveland Division of Police opened an immediate investigation. It was not publicly stated what led to the incident or whether the children knew one another. The 11-year-old was taken into custody and later released to a legal guardian. As of August 2023 the case remained under investigation.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon, please share it with investigators.