Douglas C. Adkins, a 67-year-old man from Canton, Ohio, was shot near his home in the 1700 block of Cleveland Avenue SW on December 1, 2023, and died of his injuries on December 5, 2023. Authorities arrested 28-year-old Chabrijuana J. Glenn of Akron on December 7, 2023, charging her with murder and holding her in the Stark County Jail on $2 million bond.

Family and friends remembered Adkins as generous and outgoing; his son Tim Rue said he would give you the shirt off his back and noted Adkins’ love of animals, fishing, and working on cars. Prosecutors said Glenn was intoxicated at the time of the shooting and characterized the events as an unfortunate set of circumstances, without specifying a motive.

If anyone knew Douglas Adkins or has information about the shooting near Cleveland Avenue SW in December 2023, please come forward.