UPDATE: Sadly, we updated this list Oct. 1, 2015 after a 6-month-old child was shot and killed in Cleveland.
17 children under the age of 15 have died from gunshot wounds in Cuyahoga County since 2010.
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Ten of those deaths happened in the city of Cleveland.
In 2015, so far, four children — ages 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 — have died from gunshot wounds. The 1-year-old's death was accidental and the two others were in drive-by shootings. The 6-month-old was shot in a car, but the details surrounding the shooting have not yet been determined by police.
In 2014, six children — including one who died by suicide — were killed by gunshot wounds.
Click on the map below for more details about each incident, or scroll down to see a text-only list.
Alexander Michael Shaide, white male, 14. Gunshot wound to the head in his home on Feb 13, 2010. Origin of violence - homicide, suicide or accidental - never determined by medical examiner.
Chaniya Lanieca Wynn, black female, 1 year old. Gunshot wounds to the head and torso on Feb. 18, 2012. Murder-suicide in a garage.
Camron Roberts, black male, 10. Gunshot wound to the abdomen and pelvis on March 5, 2012. Homicide at his home.
Kerri E. Allen, white female, 10. Gunshot wounds to the abdomen on April 12, 2012. Homicide in the women's restroom at Cracker Barrel in Parma.
Lataevia Lynnae' Williams, black female, 14. Penetrating gunshot wound to the neck on July 28, 2012. Homicide on a Cleveland sidewalk.
Kamiyah Michelle Perry, black female, 6. Gunshot wound to the head on Aug. 13, 2012. Murder-suicide on a Cleveland front porch.
Nevaeh Latrina Benson, black female, 6. Gunshot wound to the head on Jan. 19, 2013. Accidental, happened in a Cleveland home.
JermaniNiambi Lorraine Brooks,black female, 5. Gunshot wound to the head on Jan. 19, 2014. Homicide in a car.
(Name withheld by newsnet5.com), white male, 14. Gunshot wound to the head on April 14, 2014. Suicide at a home.
DerriceM. Alexander, black male, 2. Gunshot wounds to the head and neck on June 10, 2014. Homicide at a Cleveland home.
Davia Alexis Garth,black female, 12. Gunshot wound to the trunk on Oct. 30, 2014. Homicide at a Cleveland home.
Juwan Johnson, black male, 16 minutes old. Prematurity due to fatal maternal gunshot wounds on Nov. 21, 2014. Homicide in the driveway of a Cleveland home.
Tamir Rice, black male, 12. Gunshot wound to the torso on Nov. 23, 2014. Homicide outside the Cudell Recreation Center in Cleveland.
BraylonSyhirRobinson, black male, 1 year old. Gunshot wound to the head on April 12, 2015. Homicide at a Cleveland home.
RamonDevionteBurnett, black male, 5. Gunshot wound to the torso on Sept. 4, 2015. Homicide in the rear courtyard of a Cleveland home.
Major Howard, black male, 3. Sept. 15, 2015.
Name not yet released, female, 6 months. Oct. 1, 2015; shot while riding in a car.
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