Shon Dural Rankin, a 41-year-old African American man from Youngstown, Ohio, was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a car on Interstate 680 south at Exit 6B on Market Street on June 21, 2020. The Mahoning County Coroner confirmed his death; Youngstown Police and the Coroner’s office investigated and collected several shell casings from the freeway leading up to the scene. Ballistics testing was performed to see if those casings were linked to Rankin’s killing, and investigators determined the shooter was not in the vehicle with him when he was shot.

No arrests had been announced and the case remained unsolved as investigators continued seeking information. Rankin’s mother, Vicki Rankin, said the family mourned another son after the earlier 1996 death of his brother Terrance Rankin. Shon Rankin was remembered for his sense of humor, love of playing cards, and close relationships with family and friends.

Did anyone in the area that night see or hear anything that could help identify the shooter?