Shots Fired Into Crowd in Akron, 4-Year-Old Killed

by Erica Schmidt

AKRON, OH- On July 8, a large group of people gathered in the parking lot of 767 Boulevard Street for a party. Later that night, three suspects rang out multiple shots into the crowd, killing 4-year-old Journei Tolbert and 40-year-old Johnny Gaiter.

According to witnesses, the suspects fled in a dark-colored SUV. The SUV may have been a green 2017-2021 Jeep Compass, a darker-colored Ford Escape, or a Hyundai Santa Fe.

If you have any information about this crime and/or the suspects, please contact Akron Police Detective J. Smith at 330-375-2490; the APD Tip Line at 330-375-2TIP; or the Summit County Crimestoppers, Inc. at 330-434-COPS (2677).

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Erica Schmidt
Erica interned for Shore News Network in the summer of 2022 and is a full-time college student and Division II athlete, and aspiring doctor. She attends university in Philadelphia and covered breaking news in the northeast Pennsylvania region.

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