George Geo Jensen, 40, of Barberton, Ohio, was shot and killed on May 17, 2023, during a road rage confrontation on Interstate 76 in Norton. He was driving home from work when another driver, later identified as Dacarrei Kinard in a black Chevrolet Camaro, allegedly fired multiple shots into Jensen’s vehicle around 5:35 p.m., after which Jensen’s car struck the concrete median and stopped. Eight shell casings were recovered at the scene and investigators linked the incident to a prior road rage shooting in Columbus earlier that year.

Kinard fled but was arrested about two weeks later in Columbus. He was charged with murder and felonious assault; at trial he was acquitted of murder but convicted of voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, and discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises. On April 12, 2024, he was sentenced to 15 to 17.5 years in prison. Jensen’s family described him as a compassionate man who loved helping others; his widow spoke at sentencing about her sorrow and anger over the senseless loss.