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The Disappearance of Keshaun Williams
● Active Amber Alert
Foul Play Suspected
Ohio
Keshaun Williams — Missing Since June 17, 2023
| Name | Keshaun Williams |
| Age at Disappearance | 15 — Now 17 |
| Description | Black male, 5'7", approx. 130 lbs |
| Hair / Eyes | Black hair in braids / Brown eyes |
| Last Seen Wearing | Black jogging pants, T-shirt, red and gray Jordan sneakers |
| Mother | Sherice Snowden |
| Grandmothers | Mary Williams and Alona Miles |
Missing Person
Keshaun Williams
Keshaun Williams was 15 years old and living in Cleveland, Ohio when he disappeared on June 17, 2023. He was a teenager who stayed connected with his family; his grandmothers Mary Williams and Alona Miles have said he called them every day. Alona had been planning to pick him up that evening. His mother Sherice Snowden has described him as her child who had no business being out there without his parent.
Keshaun is described as a Black male, approximately 5'7" and 130 pounds, with black hair worn in braids and brown eyes. Everyone who knew him has said that if he were alive and able to reach out, he would have. His grandmothers said he would have come to them. His mother said he called her to say he was on his way home the night he disappeared and never arrived.
He would be 17 years old today. He has never been found.
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Background
What We Know
On the evening of Saturday, June 17, 2023, Keshaun Williams attended a house party in the 6000 block of Gertrude Avenue in Cleveland's Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood, near Fleet and Gertrude Avenues. Multiple people at the party later confirmed seeing him there. Around 10:30 p.m., his mother Sherice Snowden called him and asked him to come home. He told her he was on his way. He never arrived.
Investigators believe Keshaun was last seen walking away from the party and entering a dark-colored SUV with a group of juvenile males, believed to be between two and four individuals. The identities of those juveniles have not been publicly established. Foul play is officially suspected. Deputy US Marshal Vincent Piccoli has stated that investigators received early information suggesting Keshaun was kidnapped and that there was some kind of retaliation involved, and that over the course of the investigation he would absolutely characterize foul play as involved.
Keshaun was reported missing to the Cleveland Police Department on June 20, 2023. An Ohio Amber Alert was subsequently issued. It remains active. As of 2025 it is the longest-running active Amber Alert in Ohio's history; 34 of the 35 children issued Amber Alerts in Northeast Ohio since 2014 have been found. Keshaun is the only one who has not.
02
Case Timeline
How It Unfolded
June 17, 2023 — Evening
Keshaun Attends a House Party — Last Seen Alive
Keshaun Williams attends a house party in the 6000 block of Gertrude Avenue in Cleveland's Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood. Multiple attendees later confirm seeing him there. Around 10:30 p.m., his mother Sherice Snowden calls him and asks him to come home. He says he is on his way. Investigators believe he is last seen walking away from the party and getting into a dark-colored SUV with a group of two to four juvenile males. He is never seen again.
June 20, 2023
Reported Missing — Amber Alert Issued
Keshaun's mother Sherice Snowden reports him missing to the Cleveland Police Department. An Ohio Amber Alert is subsequently issued, designating him as an endangered missing juvenile. The Cleveland Police Department and US Marshals Service open a joint investigation. It is the 35th Amber Alert issued in Northeast Ohio since 2014.
November 2023
US Marshal Piccoli Takes Over — Reward Increased to $22,500
Deputy US Marshal Vincent Piccoli assumes lead on the investigation in November 2023. The reward for information leading to Keshaun's whereabouts is increased to $22,500 through contributions from Cleveland Missing, the US Marshals Service, Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, and anonymous donors.
April 2024
Family Holds Press Conference — Mother Pleads for Son's Return
Sherice Snowden and the Williams family hold a public press conference in Cleveland. "Please, whoever my child is with, please return my child," Snowden tells reporters. "He is underage. He has no business being out here without his parent. If anybody knows something, please come forward today." Newburgh Heights Police Chief John Majoy urges the community to come together to help find Keshaun.
October 8, 2024
Joint Press Conference — New Tip — Reward Increased to $27,500
The Cleveland Division of Police and US Marshals Service hold a joint press conference. Deputy Marshal Piccoli announces a credible new tip: investigators now believe Keshaun was last seen walking away from the Gertrude Avenue party and entering a dark-colored SUV with a group of two to four juvenile males. This is a different vehicle description from the black Jeep previously connected to the case, which investigators had walked back. The reward is increased to $27,500. Keshaun's grandmother Mary Williams tells the press conference "there are people out here who know what happened to Keshaun."
October 29, 2024
Two SUVs Recovered from Cuyahoga River — No Connection Confirmed
Multiple agencies including the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Southwest Emergency Response Dive Team, and the Westshore Dive Team recover two dark-colored Jeep SUVs from the Cuyahoga River in the Tremont area. Cleveland Police subsequently clarify the recovery was part of a pre-planned training exercise. Both Jeeps are found to have been reported stolen; one was connected to a separate crime. Cleveland Police state they cannot confirm any connection to Keshaun's disappearance and later confirm there is no reason to believe either vehicle is related to his case.
03
Investigation
The Investigation
The Cleveland Police Department and the US Marshals Service have been jointly investigating Keshaun's disappearance since June 2023. Deputy US Marshal Vincent Piccoli, who took over the case in November 2023, has stated publicly that foul play is involved and that investigators received early information suggesting Keshaun was kidnapped as part of some form of retaliation. Persons of interest have been identified in the case, though no arrests have been made and no names have been publicly released.
The key lead as of late 2024 is that Keshaun was last seen walking away from the Gertrude Avenue party and getting into a dark-colored SUV with a group of two to four juvenile males. The identities of those individuals have not been confirmed publicly. Investigators have stated they believe Keshaun is still in the Cleveland area, though no confirmed sighting has been reported since the night of June 17, 2023.
Keshaun's family has been actively involved in the search, engaging directly with investigators and the public throughout the two years since his disappearance. His mother Sherice Snowden and grandmothers Mary Williams and Alona Miles have all spoken publicly and continue to call for anyone with information to come forward. The Amber Alert remains active. The investigation remains open and ongoing.
04
Help Find Keshaun
If You Have Information
Keshaun Williams has been missing from Cleveland, Ohio since June 17, 2023. He was 15 years old. He would be 17 today. A $27,500 reward is available for information leading to his whereabouts. All tips can be submitted anonymously. If you were at the party on Gertrude Avenue on the night of June 17, 2023, or if you have any information about the dark-colored SUV seen near the party that night, please come forward.
Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force
1-866-4-WANTED
(1-866-492-6833) — Tips accepted anonymously
USMarshals.gov — Submit Online Tip →
Cleveland Division of Police
(216) 623-5400
Reference: Keshaun Williams — Missing Since June 17, 2023
Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County
(216) 252-7463
Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers mobile app — $27,500 reward available
In Memoriam
He Is Not Forgotten
Keshaun Williams was 15 years old. He called his grandmothers every single day. Alona was supposed to pick him up the night he disappeared and he did not turn that down. His mother called him at 10:30 at night and he said he was on his way home. He never came.
His grandmother Mary Williams has stood at press conferences and said there are people out there who know what happened to Keshaun, and she prays they come forward. His mother has pleaded publicly for whoever has her child to return him. His family has searched and has not stopped searching.
He has been missing for over two years. He would be 17 years old. The Amber Alert is still active. If you know anything, please call. He is not forgotten.
"Keshaun calls us every day all day. Especially, he knew I was picking him up — and he don't ever turn that down."
Alona Miles, Keshaun's grandmother
Sources
Dateline NBC / NBCNews.com (June 2025) | WKYC (October 2024) | News 5 Cleveland (multiple reports 2024–2025) | Cleveland 19 WOIO | Fox 8 WJW | Signal Cleveland | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | US Marshals Service | Cleveland Division of Police
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