Justin Earl Holston, 57, was shot and killed during an apparent burglary at his Akron home on South Hawkins Avenue in the early morning of October 16, 2005. Around 2:00 AM Holston was in the basement when he heard noises upstairs; as he went to investigate he was struck by gunfire from intruders who used an assault rifle.

The Akron Police Department investigated the scene, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation classifies the killing as an unsolved homicide. No suspects or major breakthroughs have been publicly identified, and investigators continue to appeal to the community for information that might generate new leads.

The case has left Holston’s family and neighbors without answers. Anyone with information about the burglary or the shooting is asked to contact the Akron Police Department or the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.