Tireese Martin-Croom, a 17-year-old Black male, was killed by gunfire in Cleveland on July 2, 2023. Around 12:30 a.m. he was sitting in the driver’s seat of a Kia Forte in the Collinwood Nottingham neighborhood with two other teenagers when a dark-colored SUV approached. An occupant of the SUV opened fire on the Kia and then fled. Officers found Tireese fatally wounded inside the car; first aid was rendered but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two 16-year-old boys were also struck by gunfire and found lying in the street; one suffered wounds to the hand and arm and the other was shot in the face. Both survived and were taken to a local hospital. Multiple firearms were recovered inside the Kia Forte during the investigation.

Authorities identified 20-year-old Camren Drewery as a suspect. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Tireese’s death and received a 10 to 12.5 year prison sentence; the plea also covered an unrelated aggravated robbery.