Sadoka Rhaeed Lewis, a 30-year-old Cincinnati resident, was fatally shot while walking on McHenry Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Emergency responders transported Lewis but he died in the ambulance; the Hamilton County Coroner identified him on Friday, July 28, 2023. The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation.

The shooting prompted an outpouring from Westwood residents and coverage in local media. Lewis’s nine-year-old son made a public plea for information, underscoring the family’s loss and the case’s emotional toll. As of October 20, 2023, investigators had not reported any arrests or named suspects and the investigation remained active.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Department.