Damere Boddie, 31, a Black man, was shot on the afternoon of October 15, 2025, in the 500 block of Mohawk Avenue in Akron. Officers responded after reports of gunfire around 1:55–2:00 p.m., found him wounded, and he was rushed to a local hospital where he died shortly thereafter. The Summit County Medical Examiner later identified him by name.

Witnesses told police multiple vehicles sped away from the scene immediately after the shots, and at least one suspected vehicle was reported heading toward Case Avenue and Newton Street. Detectives from the Akron Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit processed the street, canvassed for evidence and video, and appealed for tips; no arrests or publicly identified suspects had been announced in the initial updates.

Anyone with information about the shooting, the vehicles seen fleeing, or neighborhood video that could help the investigation is asked to contact the Akron Police Detective Bureau or submit an anonymous tip through Summit County Crimestoppers or the department’s Tips411 app. Did anyone in the area see those cars or hear anything that afternoon?