Ar’mon Covington, 26, was shot and killed outside a BP station on Grant Street in Akron in the pre-dawn hours of July 6, 2025. According to police, Covington stepped in to stop a man who was harassing women in the station’s parking lot at about 4:15–4:18 a.m.; multiple shots were fired, and Covington was found mortally wounded and pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives quickly identified a suspect, 41-year-old Demario McCall, whom police say had been bothering women outside the station before the confrontation. The gunman reportedly fired on Covington and left the scene in a vehicle. Authorities warned the public that the suspect was armed and dangerous and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force joined the search; tips poured in as the manhunt continued through July.

The Gun Violence Archive recorded the killing and named Covington as the victim. If anyone witnessed the July 6 incident at the BP on Grant Street or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.