Crime & Justice

Murder of Ohio High School Grad at Red Light Was Case of Mistaken Identity

WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME

Akron police have charged 17-year-old Adarus Black in the murder of Na’Kia Crawford.

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Adarus Black, 17, has been charged in the murder of recent high school graduate Na’Kia Crawford, Ohio police announced Thursday. Jaion Bivins and Janisha George were charged with obstructing justice. Police believe her murder to be a case of mistaken identity, saying she “was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Crawford was in her car with her grandmother at a red light when she was shot and killed. Crawford’s grandmother was not injured in the shooting.

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