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James Townsend III

Case from Akron, OH dated Sep 25, 2015

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

07/18/2026


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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 ...
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