Maya Noelle McFetridge, an 18-year-old University of Akron student and recent Berea Midpark High School graduate, was killed in a mass shooting on September 19, 2021. The shooting occurred around 1:20 a.m. near Kling and Wheeler streets after an off-campus party drew a large crowd; police say an altercation escalated and someone fired into the crowd. McFetridge was pronounced dead at the scene; two other men, ages 25 and 22, were wounded, one critically and one expected to recover. A handgun was recovered but no suspects had been identified the next day and no arrests had been announced.

McFetridge was described by family and friends as kind, genuine and passionate about art, planning a career as an art teacher or therapist. The University of Akron Board of Trustees offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. On the one-year anniversary, no arrests had been made and family members continued to press for answers, expressing frustration over lack of progress and the removal of a makeshift memorial near the scene.

Does anyone have information about the events near Kling and Wheeler streets that night or about people who were at the gathering?