Terrell Silver found guilty of killing 4 people, including pregnant teenager

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The jury in the trial for a Cleveland man accused of murdering five people, including, a pregnant 18-year-old, on Cleveland’s East Side in 2019, started deliberating Monday afternoon.

Jury selection for Terrell Silver, 35, began Sept. 5 in front of Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ashley Kilbane.

Terrell Silver was found guilty on the following charges:

• Seven counts aggravated murder
• Four counts murder
• Five counts felonious assault
• One count attempted murder
• One count aggravated burglary

Terrell Silver was found guilty by a judge on the following charges:

• Two counts of having weapons under disability

On Sept. 9, opening arguments were heard and the prosecution called the 911 caller and the first responding officer. Additional police officers and detectives took the stand on Sept. 10.

According to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, Silver entered a home near East 144th Street and Kinsman Road between Sept. 7, 2019 and Sept. 21, 2019.

Once inside the home, Silver allegedly shot all four victims multiple times as they were laying on mattresses on the floor.

Two girls, ages 18 and 19, and two men, ages 20 and 23, were found deceased inside the home by Cleveland police officers on Sept. 21, 2019.

Jazmyne Lawson, 18, of Euclid, was 5 1/2 months pregnant and Silver is being charged with the death of her unborn child.

The other three victims have been identified as:

Christopher Munroe, 23, of Cleveland

Dejuan Damar Willis, 20, of Twinsburg

Aiyanna Quitman, 19, of Euclid.

Editor’s Note: This story gives the correct name of one of Silver’s victims. We regret the error.

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