Marcelous Sampson Tell, a 22-year-old from Warrensville Heights, Ohio, was fatally shot at Floods Urban Seafood Lounge on Northfield Road about 1:30 a.m. on July 2, 2022. He was taken to Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities named Carlton Heard as a person of interest and later apprehended him with help from the Warrensville Heights Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force on Cleveland’s west side; police had earlier released a photo of Heard seeking the public’s help. The Warrensville Heights Police Department describes the investigation as ongoing and has asked the community to provide any information that could assist the case.

Marcelous was remembered by family as the oldest of three siblings, someone who enjoyed music and played trumpet at The Cleveland School of the Arts, and who held jobs with Cedar Point, Cisco, Family Dollar, and Amazon.