Suspect arrested within hours of fatally shooting Akron-area ride-share driver
Intersection near Akron murder scene (Source: Google Maps)
By Chris Anderson | May 3, 2021 at 10:03 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 3:30 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested a 23-year-old man in connection to a deadly shooting of a victim that was working as a ride-share driver at the time.
Investigators said 23-year-old Kahlyl Powe shot and killed a 48-year-old man, lated identified as Kristopher Roukey, on Sunday just before 5 p.m. near the intersection of East Market Street and Buchtel Avenue.
The first officers on the scene found the Roukey inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives said he was a driver for a ride-sharing company at the time of the shooting.