Damonta Cheeto Naeschonn Martin, a 17-year-old African American male from Akron, Ohio, was found fatally shot near Catskill Drive and Dahlgren Drive. The shooting occurred late at night; he was found on July 5, 2018, and was pronounced dead at the scene on that date. Police list the death as a homicide.

No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case is recorded as an unsolved homicide by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and remains under investigation by the Akron Police Department.

Damonta’s family and community remember him as energetic and friendly; he was a son, brother, and father to a young son and had hoped to become a race car driver and provide a better life for his family. If anyone has information that could help solve Damonta’s killing, please contact the Akron Police Department.