Irvin Lee Christian, a 19-year-old Black man from Akron, Ohio, was shot and killed during an altercation at a house party on Sarcee Avenue in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood on October 18, 2020.

No arrests have been announced. Summit County prosecutors are reviewing the case and have been considering charges including aggravated murder, murder, reckless homicide and negligent homicide while detectives continue to talk to witnesses and gather evidence. Irvin’s family has protested outside the Akron Police Department, expressing frustration with the pace of the investigation and concerns about transparency and racial bias; they have received support from community members and local leaders.

If anyone attended the party or has information about the altercation on Sarcee Avenue that night, please share what you know with investigators.