On December 14, 2018, Damond L. Duke Sr., a 45-year-old man from Akron, was fatally shot during a carjacking in the 800 block of Brown Street at about 9 p.m. Officers found him in a parking lot with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The attacker stole Duke’s 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche; the vehicle was later recovered at a nearby intersection. No motive had been identified and police had not named a suspect.

Duke was active in his community, graduated from Central-Hower High School in 1991, attended Wright State University, completed truck driving school, and worked for DDL Trucking. The investigation remained open and the Akron Police Department asked anyone with information to come forward, offering anonymity for callers.

If anyone knew Damond or has information about the carjacking or the Avalanche’s movements that night, please share what you know.