Jerome Lil Rome Demar Bable was 21 when he was shot and killed in Akron, Ohio, on September 11, 2014. He was sitting in the back seat of a friend’s car near the 800 block of Jason Avenue when an unknown man with a firearm approached. That man, identified in charging documents as Dequante Darnell Moorer, demanded money; an argument followed, the back door was opened, and a single shot struck Bable in the torso. Bable was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital but died of his injuries.

Moorer, who was 20 at the time of the incident, was arrested and charged with murder and a firearms offense. The case went to trial; on January 13, 2015, a jury convicted Moorer of murder and the judge imposed a life sentence with parole eligibility after 18 years. Some witnesses later attempted to recant, but the jury found the evidence sufficient to convict.

If anyone knew Jerome, was near Jason Avenue that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.