Imani Warren Tolbert Sr. was an 18-year-old from Akron who died of a gunshot wound on March 11, 2021. He was found by police at an apartment complex on Boulevard Street and pronounced dead at the scene. Tolbert was a former student of the I-Promise School and S.W.A.G. — Students With A Goal, and was due to graduate from Cascade Career Prep High School in June 2021. He left behind a young son, Imani Warren Tolbert Jr.

Authorities identified a 16-year-old girl believed to have been dating Tolbert as a person of interest; she was charged with murder and felonious assault and held at the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center while officials decided whether to file in juvenile or adult court. Tolbert’s family and community have honored his memory with public tributes, and his father, Emmett Tolbert III, has publicly maintained that the girl charged was responsible for the killing.

Are there readers who knew Imani or who have information about the shooting on Boulevard Street?