Patrick Carner, 34, a Black male from the Cleveland area, was shot on the afternoon of June 17, 2025, in the parking lot of Angie's Soul Cafe on the 7800 block of Carnegie Avenue. Police had been dispatched for a reported robbery when they were alerted that a man had been shot at the same location. Officers found Carner wounded and rendered first aid until EMS arrived and transported him to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, where he later died.
The restaurant said a man had been injured following an altercation outside and fled to a rear door, where two staff members tried to help before he succumbed to his injuries.
Investigators identified the victim as Patrick Carner and confirmed he was shot while getting into his car during the incident. Public records and local reporting note his death occurred amid that robbery investigation in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood. Memorial and obituary pages subsequently recorded his date of death as June 17, 2025, and his age as 34.
As of the most recent reports from local outlets, police had not released suspect information, and no arrests had been announced. Authorities stated the homicide investigation remained active, and additional details would be provided as they became available.
