Tauvghn McPherson, 25, was fatally shot in downtown Cleveland in the early hours of December 21, 2024. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. near Public Square at 230 Euclid Avenue after McPherson became involved in a physical altercation with two other people. During the confrontation he reportedly produced a firearm and an exchange of gunfire followed. McPherson was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.

Two people were arrested in connection with the incident: a 17-year-old male alleged to have been involved in the initial altercation, and an 18-year-old man who reportedly tried to intervene and also discharged a weapon. Both are in custody while the Cleveland Division of Police continues to investigate; formal charges had not been filed as of the latest reports. The sequence of actions that led to the exchange of gunfire remains under investigation.

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