Markis R. Hopkins was 16 and a student at Passages High School when he was fatally shot in the chest on September 18, 2021. The shooting happened in the 400 block of W.C. Henderson Avenue NE in Canton during a police chase involving two stolen vehicles: a gray 2017 Ford Fusion and a maroon Chrysler minivan. Officers were originally called for a shooting and found Markis lying in the grass; he was taken to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported that three people, including Markis, had run from the Ford Fusion, leaving it in the road. The minivan was seen chasing the Fusion, and someone in the minivan fired at the car before fleeing. Police recovered a .22-caliber handgun in the Fusion; the Fusion had been stolen from a Plain Township home and the minivan reported stolen from Jackson Township. No arrests have been reported and the motive remains unknown.

Markis is remembered by family and friends as charismatic, cheerful, and intelligent with a charming smile. If anyone has information about the chase or the people involved, please come forward.