On the afternoon of March 28, 2022, police responded to a reported shooting at a townhouse in the 3500 block of Ellis Avenue NE in Canton, Ohio. Inside the residence officers found 19-year-old William Harvey Jr and his friend 19-year-old Jeremiah Burton; both were shot and were pronounced dead at the scene at 3:55 p.m. The Stark County Coroner’s Office later confirmed both died of gunshot injuries.

Detectives treated the killings as a double homicide and canvassed the neighborhood for information. The investigation identified two suspects from the Cleveland area, then aged 16 and 17, who were arrested and charged in connection with the deaths. At a sentencing hearing, William’s mother, Summer Wilder, told one of the defendants that his actions had ruined the family, and William’s grandfather, Vince Gatlin, urged the defendant to use prison time to improve himself.

If anyone has information about William’s life, the shooting, or what led to that afternoon on Ellis Avenue NE, please share tips with investigators.