A 22-year-old driver for DoorDash was shot and killed Wednesday night, according to the Akron Police Department.
It happened in the 1400 block of Timber Trail while he was making a delivery.
The driver was shot when he got out of his vehicle, and according to authorities, he was followed to that location and ambushed.
Authorities pieced together what happened from a witness who was with the man when everything happened. Police also used Flock cameras and other technology to determine what happened.
The man was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died. He has been identified as Jaevierre Greer, of Akron, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.
Authorities said two suspects, Matthew Couch, 21, and Derek Ransome-Fromby, 19, were arrested Thursday morning on Tyler Street. They were both charged with felonious assault and additional charges— including murder— are pending.
Police are working to determine if the two men were involved or around a group of protesters half an hour before the shooting happened.
Akron police originally said they received information that Greer may have been involved in a verbal altercation in the Highland Square neighborhood around the same time Jayland Walker protesters were marching through the area. However, investigators now believe those details are not accurate.
Akron Police Lt. Michael Miller said condolences go out to Greer's family and added that while the frustration and hurt are overflowing in the city over the police shooting of Jayland Walker— something that he understands— there also needs to be concern over senseless gun violence among citizens.
DoorDash released this statement following the incident:
This was a devastating tragedy and our thoughts are with the victim’s family and loved ones. We are urgently investigating and have reached out to local law enforcement to offer our support however we can.
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