Lyric Melodi Lawson

Death by Force

On October 5, 2019, six-year-old Lyric Melodi Lawson, a young African American girl from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost her life in a drive-by shooting. Lyric was asleep in her bed when multiple gunshots were fired into her home, and she was struck in the head. Despite efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The investigation into Lyric's death led to the arrest of 21-year-old Raysean Howard on charges of aggravated murder and aggravated menacing. Howard was taken in ...Read More

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