Howard pled guilty to murder, attempted murder, and firearms charges for the 2019 death of Lyric Lawson. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale Updated: 6:51 PM EDT May 25, 2021
CLEVELAND The Euclid man charged with the 2019 death of a 6-year-old Cleveland girl has pled guilty to several charges, including murder.
Raysean Howard was charged with aggravated murder, which meant he could have potentially faced the death penalty if convicted. In a deal with prosectors, Howard pled guilty to murder, attempted murder, plus firearms charges. He was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison on Tuesday.
The case involves young Lyric Lawson, who was shot and killed on October 5, 2019, while sleeping along with several other children inside her home on East 171st Street. Authorities say 28 shots were fired at the home and one hit Lyric in the head. She later died at an area hospital. Howard was taken into custody one month later while hiding in an attic in Tenness
Life sentence for man who admitted killing 6-year-old Cleveland girl in shooting meant for someone else Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio A judge sentenced a man to life in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a murder charge in the killing of 6-year-old girl in a 2019 shooting that prosecutors say targeted someone else.
Rayseann Howard hopped out of a car at 1 a.m. and fired more than a dozen bullets from a semi-automatic rifle into a South Collinwood home where 6-year-old Lyric Lawson was asleep on a mattress in the living room during a slumber party with her two sisters and three cousins. Another man who remains unidentified also fired shots into the house.
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The website, citing police, reports the shooting was intended to intimidate a man who survived a shooting two weeks earlier. Police told the site that the man had been living with Lyric s family but had moved out before the shooting. If I knew our safety was at risk, I wouldn t have been in that house, our kids wouldn t been there, Lyric s aunt Deirdre Selmon told 19 News.
A month later, the U.S. Marshals arrested Raysean Howard, 21, who was allegedly hiding inside the attic at his father s home in Tennessee when he was detained, reported Cleveland.com last year.