Darius Trey Hoisten, 29, a lifelong Akron resident, was shot on the afternoon of May 22, 2023, and later died at a local hospital. He was found with gunshot wounds in front of a residence on the 1400 block of South Main Street in the South Akron/Firestone Park area; a second victim was also found there and a third victim was located shortly afterward on East Emerling Avenue. Preliminary information says an argument escalated into an exchange of gunfire.

Hoisten was born August 24, 1993, the youngest of three children of Gerry Hoisten and Kimberly Singletary. A 2012 graduate of Garfield High School, he starred in football and basketball, played at the University of Akron and later received a basketball scholarship to Georgia Southwestern State University. He worked as a supervisor for the United States Postal Service and owned Hoist Auto Cleaning, LLC. He is survived by his daughters Rylee L. and Nova E. Hoisten and his partner Meriah Lewis.

No arrests have been reported and the investigation remains open. If anyone has information about the shootings on South Main Street or East Emerling Avenue, please share what is known with Akron police.