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Gwendolyn Hoisten, 48, was fatally shot at her home on White Street in Akron, Ohio, on August 4, 2010, at about 9:00 PM. According to reports, unknown individuals knocked, she opened the door and stepped onto her front porch, and then she was shot. She was taken to Akron General Medical Center, where she died. The Akron Police Department investigated, but the assailant or assailants remain unidentified and no arrests have been announced.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office includes Hoisten’s case in its cold case database. Authorities have said the circumstances are still under investigation and have urged anyone with information about that evening to contact law enforcement. Does anyone who lived in the neighborhood or was in the area that night have information that could help bring answers?