Incident

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7-18-2021 Ohio Akron 1-1

Location

July 18, 2021

400 block of W Thornton St
Akron, Ohio

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Nykayla Lehman
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Name: DeAngelo Preston
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide - Attempt
Attempted Murder/Suicide (one variable unsuccessful)
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

Notes

Suspect shot vic when she knocked on door, then shot himself; suspect found guilty in June 2023; sentenced to life in prison on August 28, 2023

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://fox8.com/news/woman-killed-in-akron-shooting/

URL: https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2021/07/akron-police-find-woman-dead-of-gunshot-man-with-self-inflicted-wound.html

URL: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2023/06/16/accidental-shooting-akron-man-is-on-trial-for-friends-death-deangelo-preston-nykayla-lehman-summit/70318680007/

URL: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2023/06/21/akron-man-convicted-of-murder-in-shooting-death-of-his-friend-deangelo-preston-nykayla-lehman-summit/70339973007/

URL: https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/08/28/akron-man-sentenced-life-prison-2021-murder/

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 28
State House District: 33