Shooting at MANCHESTER ROAD AND LAKEMONT AVENUE on 08/09/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 08/09/2026 12:00 AM

Description: J'Air Bell, 19, found shot to death in a car; two suspects opened fire on the vehicle in the 700 block of Marie Ave around 2 p.m. Bell, a North High School football player, was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head.

Address: MANCHESTER ROAD AND LAKEMONT AVENUE, Akron, OH

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Charles Koch

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Ravenna, OH on 07/14/1983

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Blue Height: 5'8" Weight: 140 lbs

Case Number

MP24863

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Marcia Piotter

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Thirty six year old marcia piotter was reported missing on 12/14/87 after being last seen leaving the bingo hall at st. Marthas church on tallmadge avenue. After hearing her vehicle description on the news, her car was found at the rear of 58 north pershing avenue on 12/15/87. The victim was found inside of her vehicle and with multiple stab wounds.

Agency

Ohio AG

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