Lyft issued a statement to Beacon Journal partner News 5 Cleveland saying it would assist law enforcement with the investigation. He is charged with murder, according to the news release. Powe was quickly identified as a suspect by Akron detectives, according to the news release. Officers and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive's Task Force were able to find and arrest him in the 500 block of Buchtel Avenue, just blocks away from where the shooting happened.Ī firearm also was recovered during Powe's arrest, according to the news release. Marshal of Northern Ohio's office, Kahlyl Powe, 23, is accused of fatally shooting Roukey. He was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital, which is near where the shooting happened. He died in the hospital about 5:30 p.m.Īccording to a news release from the U.S. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection at 4:55 p.m Sunday. Police said Roukey was unresponsive and had been shot several times. Kristopher Roukey, 48, of Hudson, was shot multiple times near the intersection of East Market Street and Buchtel Avenue by a man walking on the street. The accused shooter was arrested at noon Monday at a home a short distance away.Ĭallers to 911 describe a man who was shot sitting alone in the driver's side of a vehicle, and a shooter walking away from the scene, according to recordings released by police.Īkron police said it's been determined Roukey was a Lyft driver, but it's unknown how his work was related to the shooting.
A Hudson man working as a Lyft ride-share driver was shot and killed Sunday at an Akron intersection.
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