Jason Lamont Bradford, 46, of Akron died on April 16, 2018, after an altercation in the 800 block of East Exchange Street in the city’s Middlebury neighborhood. Shealy, 27, and then shot by Lavon Rankin, 24, and later succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators arrested three people in connection with the attack. DeMarcus L. Shealy was charged with murder, felonious assault, and obstructing justice; Lavon Rankin faced charges including voluntary manslaughter; and Samantha Lamp was charged with obstructing justice. Legal proceedings included guilty pleas and a trial that produced differing outcomes for the defendants, and the case caused deep grief for Bradford’s family and for the families of those charged.

Does anyone have information about Bradford’s last known movements or who might have witnessed the altercation on East Exchange Street?