Incident

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9-01-2022 Ohio Akron 2-1

Location

September 01, 2022

Sunoco
813 Lovers Ln
Akron, Ohio

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Gurninder Banvait
Age: 55
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed

Type: Victim
Name: Torres Bruster
Age: 48
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Andre Lee
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established

Notes

Cashier pulls gun on irate customer, gun accidentally discharges, shooting bystander, bystander DIED Oct 2022; cashier charged negligent homicide; Banvait found not guilty of negligent homicide

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/cashier-says-she-accidentally-shot-customer/

URL: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/02/cashier-draws-gun-at-east-akron-store-bystander-in-critical-condition/65470309007/

URL: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/innocent-bystander-dies-akron-gas-station-shooting/95-5d38f239-57ec-4ce8-8ce0-2cd5178f0038

URL: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/10/20/akron-store-clerk-charged-shooting-that-killed-bystander-torres-bruster/69576996007/

URL: https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/05/29/akron-clerk-found-not-guilty-death-customer/

District

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