TaShaun M. Smith-Newman, a 20-year-old man from Massillon, Ohio, was shot in Canton on January 28, 2026. Officers responded to 911 reports of a shooting about 5:25 p.m. in the 600 block of Alan Page Drive SE outside the Skyline Terrace Apartments and found Smith-Newman with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken by Canton Fire Department paramedics to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Police located a nearby building and took four people into custody. Charges filed include murder, felonious assault, having weapons under disability and a probation violation against 18-year-old Niko Marshall of Canton; murder and tampering with evidence against 33-year-old Nathaniel Sanford of Sherrodsville; receiving stolen property for 19-year-old De Iveon J. Newman of Massillon; and tampering with evidence for 20-year-old Kymani James of Massillon. Investigators say the shooting may be connected to a child custody exchange, and the probe remains active.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Canton Police Detective Bureau or use anonymous tip lines.