Travon Decorrian Wesley Powell, a 26-year-old man from East Cleveland, Ohio, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the stairway of a building on Noble Road in Cleveland Heights on September 16, 2020. Officers arrived about 1:10 a.m., administered aid until EMS took over, and Powell was transported to a hospital where he later died. Preliminary information says he had been in an argument with an unknown individual or individuals before the shooting.

The Cleveland Heights Police Department opened an investigation and held a briefing about a recent surge in violent crime. Police Chief Annette Mecklenburg stressed the department’s commitment to solving the case. No arrests had been announced immediately after the incident as authorities asked the public for information.

If anyone witnessed the argument or saw activity around the Noble Road building that night, please come forward with what was seen.