On the evening of May 14, 2026, 40-year-old Rysean Carter was found dead in the driver’s seat of a Jeep Latitude after multiple gunshot wounds near Marcy Street and Cole Avenue in Akron’s South Akron neighborhood. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:20 p.m. A 36-year-old woman was also shot in the hip; she received emergency care and was taken to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Unit processed the scene and the investigation was active and ongoing as of mid-May 2026. Authorities had not publicly identified suspects or announced arrests, and no motive or circumstances leading up to the shooting were released.

If anyone saw activity in the area that evening or has information about what happened, please contact the Akron Police Department.