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Steven Sitts, 48, of Hudson, Ohio, was shot in the head and killed inside a home in the 500 block of Dayton Street in Akron on October 2, 2021. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m., and Sitts was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities identified a 17-year-old suspect, Jalen Butler, who was arrested about a week after the shooting. Butler was located inside a home in the 900 block of Dayton Street and was held in the Summit County Juvenile Detention Facility; he was charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.

Reports say Sitts had been selling items on Facebook Marketplace and was robbed, a detail investigators highlighted while probing the killing. Few other facts about the timeline or motive have been released; no additional arrests are reported.

If anyone who used Facebook Marketplace in Akron around October 2021 has information about this transaction or the people involved, please share what you know.