Edwin Arrington

Edwin Arrington, a 17-year-old Black teenager from Cincinnati, Ohio, known to some as “Myzell,” had his life cut short by gunfire on New Year’s Day, 2024. His death marked a tragic start to the new year in the city.

The events began unfolding in the early hours of January 1 in the University Heights neighborhood. A little after 2 a.m., dispatchers received multiple calls about a physical fight involving people carrying guns, followed by reports of shots being fired on Straight Street. Police who responded to the scene were unable to locate a victim. Several hours later, around 5:45 a.m., a frantic mother found her son, Edwin, outside a residence in the 600 block of Straight Street. A neighbor heard a woman screaming, “Oh my God, Oh my God. Why was he here? Why was he here?” Emergency personnel arrived and found Edwin had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit launched an investigation. With the help of the Fugitive Apprehension Squad, detectives arrested 19-year-old Latrelle Rogers on May 22, 2024, in connection with the shooting. Eight days later, a grand jury indicted Rogers on two counts of murder and two counts of felonious assault. A criminal complaint stated that Rogers had used a semi-automatic pistol to kill the teen.

Rogers later accepted a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter. On February 24, 2026, a judge sentenced the now 20-year-old Rogers to a prison term of 12 to 17.5 years.

The sentencing hearing concluded in chaos. After the judge announced the sentence, a fight broke out between the families of Edwin Arrington and Latrelle Rogers inside the courtroom. The melee spilled into the hallway and outside the courthouse, leading to a temporary shutdown of the building and multiple people being cited by sheriff's deputies. As of February 2026, Latrelle Rogers was serving his sentence.