Darnell E. McGrady, 32, was found inside a home in the 100 block of East Wilbeth Road in Akron with multiple gunshot wounds after police responded to a shooting just after midnight on November 21, 2024. Despite medical attention, McGrady was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m.

Investigators say McGrady had been with 28-year-old Byron Johnson and at least one other male when the shooting occurred. Johnson and the unidentified man left in McGrady’s vehicle; police later traced the car to a house on Silvercrest Avenue where Johnson forced entry, assaulted a 65-year-old woman he knew, and stole money. The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Barberton Hospital.

Johnson was later found barricaded in a Storer Avenue residence; after a brief SWAT standoff he was arrested. He has been charged with murder in McGrady’s death and with aggravated burglary, felonious assault, and motor vehicle theft for the Silvercrest incident. The investigation is ongoing and police are working to determine the role of the other people who were present that night.

If anyone knew McGrady, was with him that night, or has information about the events at East Wilbeth Road, Silvercrest Avenue, or Storer Avenue, please come forward.