Joshua Aaron Kutscher, 34, was fatally shot on May 30, 2023, at about 5:15 p.m. on Norwood Road just south of Bonna Avenue in Cleveland’s St. Clair-Superior neighborhood. Officers found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his legs; he was taken to University Hospitals and pronounced dead. A preliminary investigation says he had been seen walking with an unknown male near an abandoned home shortly before the shooting. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

Kutscher was born May 31, 1988, in Fairmont, West Virginia, and was from Conneaut, Ohio. He graduated from Lakeside High School in Ashtabula in 2006 and was described as having a strong work ethic across various jobs. His family and community are left seeking answers.

If anyone saw activity on Norwood Road or Bonna Avenue that evening, or knows the identity of the man seen with Kutscher, please contact investigators with any information.