MAPLE HEIGHTS — The 18-year-old killed in a Saturday afternoon shooting inside a Maple Heights apartment building has been identified as Joshua Davis of Cleveland, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s office, WOIO (Cleveland 19 News) reported. A second man wounded in the same shooting remains hospitalized in serious condition.
Maple Heights police responded around 11:50 a.m. Saturday to an apartment complex in the 5400 block of Lee Road after reports of gunshots in a hallway, according to the Maple Heights Police Department as reported by WOIO and ABC 5 Cleveland. Officers arriving at the scene found both victims shot in the hallway.
Davis was pronounced dead from his injuries at Marymount Hospital, WOIO reported. The second victim, a man whose name police have not released, was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center in serious condition. Police have not announced any arrests, and no suspect information has been released.
The shooting happened inside the Smartland Lee-Mustang Apartments at 5445 Lee Road, according to ABC 5 Cleveland’s reporting of the police response. The complex sits along one of Maple Heights’ main residential corridors, several miles southeast of downtown Cleveland in Cuyahoga County.
The Maple Heights Detective Bureau is investigating the circumstances of the shooting, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is assisting, WOIO reported. State BCI assistance is commonly requested by smaller suburban departments in homicide investigations, bringing additional forensic and investigative resources to the case.
Police have not said what led to the gunfire, whether the two victims knew each other, or whether investigators believe the shooting was targeted. Those questions remain open as detectives continue their work, and the second victim’s condition will be a key part of the investigation’s next steps.
The identification of Davis was released Monday, two days after the shooting — the medical examiner’s formal identification is the step that allows a victim’s name to be made public, and it often follows notification of the family. The second victim’s name is being withheld while he remains hospitalized, which is standard practice for a surviving victim in an open investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Maple Heights Police Department. NewsForce247 will update this story as police and the medical examiner release additional confirmed information.