Despite originally being charged with Murder, The three men charged in the beating death of a 17-year-old boy in the parking lot of the I Promise School were indicted on lesser charges by the Summit County Grand Jury, according to [WOIO] in AKRON, Ohio.
Deshawn Stafford: Two counts of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault.
Tyler Stafford: Involuntary manslaughter and assault
Donovon Jones: Two counts of assault
According to Akron police, Liming died after being brutally assaulted in the parking lot of the I Promise School in the 400 block of W. Market Street on June 2.
Cleveland 19 REPORTED:
Akron Police Chief Stephen Mylett said Liming and three other teens drove into the parking lot of the school around 10:30 p.m. and started discharging a SplatRBall gun at people on the basketball court. It is not clear if Liming fired the SplatRBall gun.
Both groups then began fighting and Liming was knocked unconscious, said police.
Liming’s family members said the suspects continued to beat him until he was dead.
One of Liming’s friends called 911 and when officers arrived at the I Promise School, Liming was pronounced dead at the scene.