On July 27, 2023, 43-year-old Quiana La’Tika Butler was fatally shot in Cleveland’s east side. Around 12:30 a.m., Butler and a 43-year-old male companion were traveling east in a Jeep near Superior Avenue and Ansel Road when multiple gunshots struck their vehicle. The Jeep drove about half a mile and stopped near East 109th Street in the Glenville neighborhood. A passerby saw the male victim exit the vehicle and called 911. Emergency responders pronounced Butler dead at the scene; the male companion was taken to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center for treatment.

No suspects have been identified and the Cleveland Division of Police is investigating. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest. Butler, born March 6, 1980, was the only child of Robin Butler and Kenneth Houston and is survived by daughters Kiarra and Ka’Mya and son Ke’Von. A visitation was held August 10, 2023, and a service August 11 at Calhoun Funeral Home on Lake Shore Boulevard. If anyone has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Cleveland Division of Police at (216) 623-5464 or Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County at (216) 252-7463.