Michael Wayne Whitecloud, a 37-year-old lifelong Akron resident, was fatally shot and died on June 21, 2025. Family remembered him as direct, outspoken, quick to help others and devoted to his children, Hunter and Ayvah. He worked for AA Maintenance and enjoyed outings with his kids around Akron.

Shortly after 9 p.m. on June 21, Akron police were dispatched to the 500 block of Schiller Avenue in the North Hill neighborhood after witnesses reported hearing gunshots. Officers and medics found Whitecloud unresponsive in a driveway; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:51 p.m. The Summit County Medical Examiner determined he had been shot in the head and classified the death as a homicide.

Investigators from the Akron Police Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit responded and opened an investigation (report number 25-71132). Publicly released information remains limited: no weapon, motive, arrest, or charges have been announced. A third-party account has identified an alleged suspect known by the alias Hollywood, described as a white man about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, 160 to 170 pounds, with short blond hair, possibly in a red Chevrolet Corvette convertible; those claims have not been confirmed by police.

Does anyone in Akron’s North Hill or Kenmore areas have information about the shooting or the person known as Hollywood?