Ja Quan J. Cummings, a 25-year-old man, was killed in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early hours of Memorial Day, May 25, 2026. The shooting happened in the city’s Garden Valley neighborhood, where Cleveland Fourth District officers were called to the 7100 block of Garden Valley Avenue at about 2:49 a.m. after reports of gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found Cummings suffering from a gunshot wound.
One report described the wound as being to the abdomen, with emergency responders transporting him while CPR was in progress. Cleveland EMS took him to MetroHealth Medical Center, but he did not survive. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as the victim.
The public details released so far paint the scene as sudden and violent, but also incomplete. Police have not publicly described what led up to the shooting, whether Cummings was targeted, whether there was an argument beforehand, or whether anyone fled the area before officers arrived. The location was identified only generally as the 7100 block of Garden Valley Avenue, and no detailed suspect description has been released in the online reports located.
Cleveland police said the case remains under active investigation by the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit. As of the available online reporting, no arrests have been announced, no suspect or suspects have been publicly named, and no charges have been reported in connection with Cummings’ death. The case appears to remain open as investigators work to determine who shot him and why.
An obituary published after his death identified him as Ja’Quan M. Cummings and said he was born on November 24, 2000. The obituary described his passing as far too soon and reflected the grief of those left behind, while the public crime reports focused on the early-morning shooting, the emergency response, and the continuing homicide investigation.
