Three suspects have been charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old college student Na’Kia Crawford in Akron, Ohio.
Crawford was killed in a drive-by shooting while riding in a car with her grandmother on Sunday afternoon. She was shot multiple times while stopped at a traffic light.
Crawford was transported to Summa Akron City Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Adarus Black, 17, was charged with murder. Jaion Bivens, 18, has been charged with obstructing justice and tampering with evidence, and Janisha George, 24, is charged with obstructing justice. All three are Black.
Bivens agreed to cooperate with police and plans to turn himself in, according to police.
Police say Crawford was “accidentally targeted” by the shooter. “Na’Kia Crawford was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Deputy Chief Jesse Lesser said during a virtual news conference.
Tensions flared in the city and Crawford’s case received national attention after eyewitnesses claimed she was shot by a white man.
A $50,000 reward was offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest of the killer.
