On the evening of June 13, 2025, gunfire cut short the life of Javion Fort, a 15-year-old Black male from Akron. Around 5:30 p.m., multiple 911 calls drew officers to the intersection of South Rhodes Avenue and Oberlin Court in the Summit Lake area. Responding officers found the teenager wounded; he was rushed to Akron Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. The Summit County Medical Examiner identified him as Javion J. Fort, and early reports indicated detectives beli
...Read More