Three men face murder charges in shooting of man at Akron carryout
BGNN staff report
AKRON Members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Nov. 19 Khairi Moorer, 23, Derek Edwards, 19, and Robert Davis, 19, who were wanted by the Akron Police Department for aggravated murder, according to a Nov. 19 U.S. Marshals Service news release.
According to Akron police, officers originally responded to reports of a single car crash at the intersection of S Main Street and W Miller Avenue on Nov. 7. When officers arrived, they discovered a victim inside the car with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, identified as Jamar E. Franklin, 29, was transported to the hospital and was pronounced dead that night. Akron Police determined Franklin was sitting inside a vehicle in a carry out parking lot on W Long Street when he was shot by an unknown suspect. Franklin managed to drive a short distance after the shooting before crashing his vehicle.
Akron Police determined that Moorer, Edwards and Davis were involved in this incident and warrants were issued for their arrests, the news release states. On Nov. 14, members of the task force located and arrested Khairi Moorer at an address in the 100 block of Ido Ave., Akron. On Nov. 19, Derek Edwards and Robert Davis were arrested at an address in the 700 block of Kling St., Akron.
“Outstanding investigative work by the Akron Police Department detective bureau led to the identification of the three suspects allegedly involved in this deadly incident,” U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated in the news release. “Our task force worked closely with Akron Police over the past week to get these violent fugitives in custody as quickly as possible.”
The NOVFTF Akron Division consists of the following federal, state and local agencies:
The U. S. Marshals Service, Akron, Barberton, Bath Township, Copley Township, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Hudson, Kent, New Franklin, Norton, Reminderville, Tallmadge and University of Akron police departments, as well as Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Portage County Sheriff’s Office, U. S. Secret Service, and Wayne County Court of Common Pleas.
Anyone with information concerning a wanted fugitive can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833), or you can submit a web tip. Reward money is available, and tipsters may remain anonymous, the news release states.
