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In the early morning hours of Thursday, January 15, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Johnathan Payne was cut short in a burst of violence that has left a community in search of answers. Payne was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound near a freeway interchange in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., Cleveland Emergency Medical Services personnel, who were in the area on an unrelated matter, stumbled upon Payne lying near the roadway at West 25th Street and View Roa ...Read More
Victim Details

Johnathan Payne

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2026-01-15

20

Johnathan

Payne

01/20/2026