James Townsend III

Murdered

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A man is found fatally shot inside his vehicle
James Townsend III, age 37, was found dead on September 25, 2015, in Akron, Ohio. On that day at approximately 12:48 AM, Townsend was discovered fatally shot inside his vehicle, which was parked on 812 Nome Avenue, a residential street in Akron. The circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown, and his homicide remains an unsolved case.

The Ohio Attorney General's Office has highlighted Townsend's death among the state's unsolved homicides. The case is being investigated by the ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    James Townsend III

    February 11, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Akron

    OH

    2015-09-25

    2015-09-25

    1978-04-17

    37

    James

    Townsend III

    Brown

    Brown

    5' 11

    230

    10/28/2024


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