Zachary Fisher, 30, of Austintown, Ohio, was killed in the early morning hours of May 13, 2026. Multiple calls to emergency services around 7:15 a.m. reported gunshots near New Road and Laurie Drive, by a car wash and convenience store. Dispatch also indicated a possible car crash that may have preceded a physical altercation and the shooting. A civilian on scene attempted CPR; Fisher was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after 8 a.m.

The Austintown Police Department immediately opened a homicide investigation. Detectives separated and interviewed a man and a woman at the scene. Two children who had been in one of the vehicles were turned over to a family member. Both vehicles involved were impounded, and the Mahoning County Coroner identified Fisher; an autopsy was conducted by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities have not released further details and no arrests or suspects have been publicly named or charged.

If anyone witnessed the incident near New Road and Laurie Drive that morning or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward to the Austintown Police Department.