Shpetim Ramadani was 18 when he was shot and killed in the back seat of a friend’s car on Margaret Street in Akron, Ohio, on February 13, 2018. The shooting grew out of a dispute over an ounce of marijuana.

Two people were arrested and charged in connection with the killing: John Smith, who was 16 at the time and charged as an adult, and Tyler Morgan, who was 19. Both pleaded no contest, were found guilty of murder with a gun specification, and in July 2019 were each sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Ramadani’s family had emigrated from the Balkans in the late 1990s; they continue to mourn his loss.

Are there details about the incident or people involved that others in Akron remember and can share?