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A man if found fatally shot on a porch
On July 8, 2017, Roger Smith Jr., aged 33, was found fatally shot on the porch of a residence located at 35 Oakdale Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred early in the morning, at approximately 5:20 a.m. Roger was pronounced dead at the scene due to the gunshot wound. The Akron Police Department launched an investigation, but as of now, the case remains unsolved.

Roger Smith Jr.'s death has been included in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database, which aims to bring rene ...Read More

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Victim Details

Roger Smith Jr

February 11, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Akron

OH

2017-07-08

2017-07-08

1984-04-05

33

Roger

Smith Jr

Black

Brown

6' 00

200

04/19/2026


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