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Hershawna Rias

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Apr 08, 2021

Victim Details

Hershawna Rias

Female

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2021-04-08

17

Hershawna

Rias

06/30/2026

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Hershawna Rias, a 17-year-old Black girl from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost her life on April 8, 2021. Her body was discovered in Martin Luther King Park on Cleveland's east side, with multiple gunshot wounds to her head. The discovery was made by park personnel around 11:40 a.m. Rias had been reported missing just two days prior, on April 6, 2021.

The investigation into her death led to the arrest of 18-year-old Esperanza Lugo from Columbus, OH. Lugo was charged with aggravated murder a ...
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  • https://www.cleveland19.com: 17-year-old missing girl found shot to death in park on Cleveland’s East Side leave police desperate for answers
  • cleveland: Teen girl found shot to death at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Cleveland, police say
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