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Damon Harris

Case from Akron, OH dated Mar 08, 2016

Victim Details

Damon Harris

November 26, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Akron

OH

2016-03-08

2016-03-08

24

Damon

Harris

06/21/2026


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Case Description

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A man is found fatally shot in the parking lot
On March 8, 2016, 24-year-old African American male Damon Jamal Gerald Harris, known as "DJ" to his family and friends, was fatally shot in the parking lot of 803 Copley Road in Akron, Ohio, at approximately 1:45 p.m. Emergency responders transported him to Akron General Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Summit County Medical Examiner classified his death as a homicide.

At the time of the incident, no suspects were identified, and the case remained unsolved for several ye ...
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  • Man found dead in Akron barbershop parking lot killed by shotgun ...
  • Akron shooting victim ID'd as Damon Harris - Cleveland 19 News
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