Booker T. Gilcrease, a 28-year-old Black man from Akron, Ohio, was fatally shot after an argument at the Mercedes lounge on July 15, 1991. The shooting happened at 20 N. Main St., Akron, and the death was classified as a homicide. The Akron Police Department led the investigation.

The case remains unsolved with no arrests, suspects, or prosecutions reported. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has included the killing in a cold case initiative and authorities have continued to urge anyone with information to come forward.

Who in the Akron community remembers Booker Gilcrease or the Mercedes lounge on that July night and can help provide information?