On November 19, 2009, Brian Humphries, a 24-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, was found unresponsive in his home located at 836H Dayton Street. Authorities arrived on the scene around 4:30 PM and discovered that Humphries had died from a gunshot wound. The Akron Police Department classified this as a homicide, but no arrests have been made in connection with his death.
Humphries’ case remains unsolved and is part of Ohio's list of unsolved homicides highlighted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The BCI has sought to bring visibility to cases like this one in hopes of generating new leads. Community members with any information about the events leading up to Humphries' death are encouraged to contact law enforcement to help move the investigation forward.
The case continues to be an active cold case, with authorities appealing to the public for any information that could help solve this crime and bring justice to Brian Humphries' family and loved ones.
