SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Two men are dead after a shooting at a party in Shaker Heights early Sunday morning, according to the Shaker Heights Police Department.
The men were identified on Monday as 24-year-old Nisiah Sanders and 30-year-old Myron Rainey. News 5 learned that both men were local rappers—Sanders, known as Nahzzy, and Rainey, known as PressplayMJ.
At approximately 3:32 a.m., Shaker Heights police responded to a home in the 17000 block of Shaker Boulevard following reports of multiple shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Sanders and Rainey deceased from gunshot wounds in the driveway. Several individuals attempting to leave the scene were detained.
Police stated that there is currently no evidence suggesting a third party was involved in the shooting, and no arrests have been made.
Family members of the victims waited outside the home for hours and told News 5 that Sanders and Rainey had been attending a party at the residence where the shooting allegedly occurred.
As police spent much of Sunday morning searching cars and surveying the home where the party was held, Ralphie Gianni still can't believe his friend, Rainey, is gone.
“I was just hurt. I was shocked,” said Gianni.
Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Gianni was on his way to the party when he decided to turn around.
“Someone called me and said there was shooting at the party and to turn around,” Gianni explained.
Later, Gianni learned that his friend Myron was the one shot.
Christion Page found out that his friend, 24-year-old Sanders, had been killed through a phone call.
"Man, Nahzzy was so joyful, playful, loved music. His spirit was just so joyful," Christion said about Sanders.
Both friends are still in shock at what happened because they say Rainey and Sanders were friends, but they hope this tragic loss will teach the community the importance of putting down guns.
“I just wish both of them could have walked away. It was three o'clock in the morning,” said Page.
“The bigger message is we all got to do our part and prevent gun violence. We all got to do our part and prevent arguments like we got to know how to tone them down, how to break up people, not instigate it, and not give in to that false dopamine in the moment,” Gianni added.
News 5 reached out to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is handling the case but has not received a response. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact Shaker Heights Police at 216-491-1277 or 216-491-1220.
