AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – The Summit County Grand Jury indicted the man accused of killing Na’kia Crawford in a drive-by shooting in Akron in June 2020.
Adarus Black was indicted on the charge of murder.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Black on Feb. 9 in Atlanta.
Members of the task force said they learned Black was living in Atlanta under a fake name and later positively identified him as he left an apartment in the 100 block of Greyfield Lane in the city.
Black was in possession of an AR-type rifle at the time of his arrest, according to the U.S. Marshals.
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Crawford, 18, was sitting in her vehicle with her grandmother at a stoplight at North Howard and North Streets on June 14, 2020, when Akron police said Black shot multiple rounds into the car.
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Crawford was struck several times and died from her injuries.
Her grandmother was not injured.
Akron police believe Crawford was shot in a case of mistaken identity.
Crawford planned to attend Central State University in Wilberforce in the fall of 2020.