1 of 5 people charged in connection with murder of Euclid man in Willoughby to be sentenced

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) – A 20-year-old Cleveland Heights man who pleaded guilty in connection with the murder of a Euclid man in Willoughby, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Lake County Court of Common Pleas; however, it was continued until Jan. 23.

In December 2025, Shamar Steele pleaded guilty to one count of receiving stolen property and one county of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.

Damonte Perry, 20, was fatally shot on Sept. 15, 2025 in the 1300 block of Fox Run Dr.

Perry died from his injuries on Sept. 18, 2025 at University Hospitals.

Steele, Antoine Graves, Vance Triplett, and two juveniles were charged in connection with the crime…

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