On the morning of February 25, 2023, at about 7:35 a.m., 31-year-old William Hackney was found unresponsive inside a vehicle parked in front of a home on the 700 block of Dunbar Drive in Akron, Ohio. A woman who noticed her own car riddled with bullet holes alerted authorities; Hackney had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Summit County Medical Examiner confirmed his cause of death as gunshot wounds to the torso.

Investigators recovered shell casings and other evidence from the scene, but no arrests had been announced and the investigation remained active. Hackney’s death was described as part of a troubling pattern in Akron during 2023 of people being shot and found in vehicles. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Akron Police Detective Bureau or submit an anonymous tip to Summit County Crimestoppers.

If anyone knew William Hackney or observed suspicious activity on Dunbar Drive that morning, please share what you know with investigators.