Tion Anthony was an 18-year-old Black male who was shot in the head and killed on August 14, 2019, in Akron, Ohio, near Dahlgren Drive and Rosemary Boulevard. Another man, 21-year-old Douglas Norman Jr., was wounded in the same shooting.

Jeremiah Alexander, 22 and from Akron, was arrested and charged with Anthony’s murder and the felonious assault of Douglas Norman Jr. Alexander claimed he acted in self-defense, saying he believed Anthony or a friend was about to shoot him. A jury rejected that defense, finding Alexander guilty of murder and felonious assault. On May 4, 2021, Alexander was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison.

The trial was among the first murder trials in Summit County to proceed after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthony’s family said they felt some relief at the conviction but acknowledged it could not undo the loss.

If anyone knew Tion, his movements that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.