Albert H. Shelton Jr. was 22 and from Akron, Ohio, when he was fatally shot multiple times inside his home on September 6, 1981. The Akron Police Department investigated the case and it was classified as a homicide.

No arrests, suspects, or litigations have been reported in connection with Shelton’s death. The case is listed in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database and has been periodically revisited by law enforcement, but investigators have not announced any significant breakthroughs. His family and the community continue to seek answers about who was responsible for this killing.

If anyone knew Albert Shelton, his routines, visitors to his home, or has information about the night of September 6, 1981, please come forward with what you know.