Ashley Nicole Summers was born in mid-June 1993 and grew up in a tight-knit family on Cleveland’s west side. She was the only daughter of Jennifer Summers, a devoted single mother who balanced multiple jobs to support Ashley and her two younger siblings. Despite the challenges of living in an urban neighborhood plagued by crime and economic hardship, Ashley thrived. She was known for her warm smile, vivid imagination, and a love of art that manifested in colorful drawings she often shared with classmates. Close relatives recall family gatherings bustling with laughter and home-cooked meals, punctuated by Ashley’s playful teasing of her cousins. She attended a local middle school, where she excelled in English and showed an early talent for storytelling. In her spare time, she volunteered at community events and was eagerly planning her first job at a neighborhood pool for the coming summer. Her mother described her as mature for her age—wise beyond her fourteen years—and fiercely…..