Kavon Jackson of Akron will be sentenced next week in Summit County Common Pleas Court for killing 21-year-old William Howell.
Kavon Jackson of Akron will be sentenced next week in Summit County Common Pleas Court for killing 21-year-old William Howell, according to Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh. Jackson was 17 years old when the shooting occurred in May 2021.
According to police, officers at the Metro Transit Center in downtown Akron reportedly heard gunshot just after 5 p.m. They ran outside and saw two males, one armed with a handgun, running from the area. The officers chased the two males and caught them across the street from the bus station. Prosecutors say Jackson got into a fight with Howell while on a bus at bus transit center. During the argument, Jackson shot Williams 10 times. Williams died later at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center.
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