Tyrone J. Barboza, 35, of Canton, Ohio, was fatally shot on June 26, 2022, at the Rodeway Inn in Jackson Township, Canton. He was a father of seven and is survived by his parents, Tyrone Barboza and Cathy Spencer, and siblings Christina Gray, Talia Barboza, Tyree Barboza, and Stephon Spencer. A motel employee found Barboza after the shooting; he was taken to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and pronounced dead from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Authorities charged 37-year-old Canton resident Cortez Watson in connection with the shooting. Surveillance footage showed Watson removing a firearm from his waistband and firing at Barboza in the motel parking lot; Watson fled the scene. At trial, Watson claimed self-defense, saying Barboza had pulled a gun on him, but the judge barred testimony about Barboza’s past behavior and the jury rejected the self-defense claim. Barboza’s family spoke at sentencing about the impact of his loss.

If anyone has information about Tyrone Barboza, the events that night, or saw activity around the Rodeway Inn on June 26, 2022, please come forward.