Ronnie R. Brown, 43, of Canton, Ohio, was fatally shot in the early hours of Sunday, June 14, 2026. Canton police were called about 3 a.m. to the 1900 block of Sixth Street NE after multiple 911 callers reported gunfire. Officers found Brown in the Hillview Apartments parking lot with a gunshot wound to his upper back. Responders provided first aid and CPR; he was transported to Aultman Hospital and died a short time later.

Investigators identified and arrested 38-year-old Leann M. Haynes of Canton the same day; she was charged with murder in connection with Brown’s death. Court records show Haynes appeared by video in Canton Municipal Court on June 16, 2026, where Judge Katie Erchick Gilbert set bond at $1.5 million and scheduled a status conference for June 18, 2026. Reports say police described Brown as having been shot in the back in the area of the 1900 block of Sixth Street NE, but officials had not released a detailed account of what led up to the shooting. Police asked anyone with information to contact Canton Police Communications or the Detective Bureau, Tip411 or Stark County Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Canton area see or hear anything around Sixth Street NE that morning that could help investigators?