Tragedy has struck a viral Ohio couple after the husband and soon-to-be father of three died after being shot in the head.
Scierra Blair, 33, and her husband, José Ervin, Jr., 32, made national headlines last year when they welcomed twins into the world on the exact same day as their joint birthday.
The couple was born on August 18, and on that same day in 2023 A’ria and José Ervin III were born, which José later declared had been the “best birthday present ever.” People reported.
But two months after the couple shared a joint birthday celebration with a family of four, José was gunned down and shot multiple times at a Dunkin Donuts on Turney Road in Garfield Heights.
Tragedy has struck a viral Ohio couple, Scierra Blair, 33, and her now-husband, Jose Ervin, Jr., 32, after the soon-to-be father of three was shot to death in the head. at a Dunkin Donuts in Ohio.
The couple was born on August 18. That same day in 2023, A’ria and José Ervin III were born, which José later declared to have been the “best birthday present ever.”
His death came just weeks after the couple learned their third child was on the way.
‘We only got married in June. “We didn’t even get married for six months,” Scierra said. News 5 Cleveland.
‘They have no right to steal a life. We are not God. We don’t have that right.’
José left a local bar with his best friend in the early morning hours of October 4 before heading to a gas station.
Surveillance video shows José ordering food and drinks at the window before approaching a group of people and asking for a cigarette, Chloe’ Ervin-Dozier, his sister, told People.
An argument broke out between José and another man in a white shirt, in which two women tried to intervene. But the confrontation only escalated when the man in the white shirt pulled a gun from his bag.
Surveillance video shows José ordering food and drinks at a gas station window after a night out with his best friend at a local bar.
An argument broke out between José and another white-shirted man, in which two women tried to intervene but it only escalated when the white-shirted man pulled a gun from his bag.
Security cameras appeared to show José’s friend running towards the store, while the late father is seen faintly in the distance running into the night.
Jose began running down Turney Road while being chased by a man in a white t-shirt and was shot several times before he was finally caught up.
Jose began running down Turney Road as multiple shots were fired before he was finally hit and fell on a sidewalk in front of Dunkin’.
“He went after my brother like he was prey,” Ervin Dozier added.
The unknown man and the two women got back into their car and drove away.
José was transported to Marymount Hospital for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries, which included a gunshot wound to the head, and ultimately passed away shortly thereafter.
He left behind his one-year-old twins and his wife, Scierra, who is 10 weeks pregnant with their third child.
‘My son was begging, my son was saying ‘don’t do this, don’t kill me, man,'” said Rhonda Ervin, José’s mother. News 5 Cleveland. And he did it anyway. They did it anyway.’
José was transported to Marymount Hospital for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries, which included a gunshot wound to the head, and ultimately passed away shortly thereafter.
His death occurred just as the couple were adjusting to their new family life. The couple married in June of this year, celebrating their love in a grand ceremony at Lee-Seville Baptist Church in Cleveland, People reported.
Two months after their wedding, they celebrated their quadruple birthday party together as a family, enjoying a vanilla cream frosted cake topped with sprinkles and topped with a ‘One’ candle.
Even though the twins had colds, their extended family was still able to celebrate the milestone over a four-hour Facetime call – each receiving their own personal cake to join in the festivities.
“We partied, we had a great time,” Ervin-Dozier added. “I really believe that for José this party was recorded in the books.” And his birthday wish had already come true.
‘The only thing José wanted to do was be a father.’
The couple had always dreamed of living together and recently put down a deposit on a house in Parma, Ohio.
José had celebrated his college graduation in February with a degree in building maintenance and was scheduled to begin working in a welding program on October 14.
He also started his own business: an HVAC building maintenance company. Hoping that his third child would be a boy, he called the new company José & Sons.
José had celebrated his college graduation in February with a degree in building maintenance and was ready to begin working in a welding program on October 14.
The couple married in June of this year, celebrating their love in a grand ceremony at Lee-Seville Baptist Church in Cleveland.
He also started his own business: an HVAC building maintenance company. Hoping that his third child would be a boy, he called the startup José & Sons.
Police are searching for a suspect in the murder and have confirmed there is a car of interest they are actively searching for, News 5 Cleveland reported.
The Shell gas station, also located on Turney Road and near the scene, is also part of the shooting investigation.
But José’s family has urged the man who killed their loved one to turn himself in.
—Here you have twins, a boy and a girl. They need their dad now,” José Ervin Sr., José’s father, told News 5.
‘We have to step up and raise our grandchildren. You took a good man.
His family described José as the ‘glue’ that held everyone together. He was said to be well known in the community and posed no threat to anyone.
“Joseph was the light of everyone’s life,” Ervin-Dozier added. “It’s hard that he’s not with us.”
The family has created a GoFundMe page to help with funeral costs and further support for his wife and children.