CLEVELAND, Ohio - A 16-year-old Parma youth was shot and killed at an Airbnb party early Sunday morning on Cleveland’s West Side.

Aniaz Paradiso was a junior at Valley Forge High School and had attended Shiloh Middle School, according to Principal Janine Andrzejewski. He had been a Patriot since ninth grade.

In a statement obtained by 3News, Andrzejewski described the teen as “adventurous and full of energy,” saying he lived life to the fullest and made lasting memories wherever he went.

“His magnetic presence and genuine connections drew people to him, but what will be remembered most is his warm, infectious smile, a smile that lit up any room,” the statement read.

Aniaz was found outside a home on West 130th Street and Lorain Avenue with a gunshot wound just after midnight, accordin

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