Jerry Jerome Corey Stallings, a 32-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on November 17, 2015, at Centerfold’s Night Club in Akron, Ohio. The shooting followed an altercation between Stallings and two men, Daymond Hooks and Phillip Key. After a physical fight, Hooks left briefly, returned with a gun and shot Stallings in the chest. Stallings was found dead near the club’s entrance and his funeral was held November 28, 2015, at Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron.

Daymond Hooks, 29, was identified as the primary suspect and wanted for murder and felonious assault; he was arrested in South Carolina on December 21, 2015. Phillip Key, 32, was wanted for complicity to commit murder and was described as armed and dangerous; he evaded arrest for a period before being captured. The case involved multiple law enforcement agencies and attracted significant local attention.