Yaniel Rivera, age 11, of Cleveland, Ohio was found dead in a Cleveland home after being shot in the abdomen. Police are investigating the incident as a likely unintentional shooting on the basis that Yaniel got access to an unsecured firearm. No arrests have been made.
Yaniel is the fourth Cleveland child to die in a gun violence incident already this year. And a 14-year old girl was shot in the face just yesterday while she and a friend were playing with a gun. That girl remains hospitalized.
Source:
Adam Ferrise, “11-year-old Boy Dies from Gunshot Wound in Cleveland, Police Investigating Circumstances,” cleveland.com (March 22, 2022).