Diamond Fisk, 23, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 18, 2025, after a fight that began at the Empire Lounge in Akron’s Merriman Valley spilled into the McDonald’s parking lot at 1810 Merriman Road. Officers called to clear the crowd heard multiple gunshots; Fisk was found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General and pronounced dead. The obituary names him Diamond Maurice Fisk Jr., born June 29, 2001.

Family and friends remembered him as a hard-working son and a recent Ellet High School graduate who had accepted a trucking job in Tennessee. Detectives say Fisk was likely an innocent bystander caught in crossfire when at least two people exchanged gunfire; no arrests have been announced. In October, Akron Police renewed a public appeal and offered up to $2,000 for tips.

Was anyone at the Empire Lounge or the McDonald’s that night who can share details?