Acea DD Smith, a 33-year-old Black man from Akron, Ohio, was fatally shot on May 17, 2015, while standing with two others in front of a residence in the 500 block of Wildwood Avenue. The two other victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Smith was critically wounded, taken to Akron General Medical Center, and died the next morning.

The Akron Police Department and the Summit County Medical Examiner investigated the shooting. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved; investigators and the Ohio Attorney General’s Cold Case Homicide Unit have urged the public to provide tips and a cash reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

Smith is remembered by family as charismatic, friendly, family-oriented, and someone who wanted to help others. If anyone has information that could help bring justice for Acea DD Smith, please contact the Akron Police Department or Summit County Crimestoppers.