Earnest Anderson III was 17 when he was fatally shot in Akron, Ohio, on January 11, 2017. The shooting happened in the afternoon at about 3:35 p.m. near the intersection of West Thornton Street and Laurel Avenue in Summit County. Anderson was pronounced dead that day.

The Akron Police Department responded to the scene. No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved. The death is listed among the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case investigations, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Akron Police Department have asked the public for information to help identify those responsible.

If anyone has information about what happened near West Thornton Street and Laurel Avenue on January 11, 2017, please contact the Akron Police Department or the Ohio BCI.