Dierre Smith Jr., an 18-year-old from Akron, Ohio, was shot and killed on November 27, 2022. The shooting happened in the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue near Chittenden Street just before 9 p.m. Officers found Smith on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:19 p.m. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the chest and classified it as a homicide.

Smith was a former student of Akron Public Schools, and his death has prompted public grief and calls for justice. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Police Department or Summit County Crimestoppers.

Did anyone in the Akron area see or hear anything that night or have information about this shooting?