Police in Akron, Ohio are searching for the killers of Ethan Liming a, 17-year-old rising senior at Firestone Community Learning Center who was brutally beaten in the parking lot of the I Promise School, which was founded by NBA star LeBron James:
A 17-year-old Ohio boy, Ethan Liming, was killed after a fight in the parking of a school founded by Lebron James: https://t.co/nFc7SRLpxj pic.twitter.com/DXy1iBgzbr
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) June 6, 2022
According to the police, Liming was “knocked unconscious and brutally assaulted” by “at least three males”:
According to Akron police, 17-year-old Ethan Liming was “knocked unconscious and brutally assaulted” during an altercation with at least three males. Call 330-375-2490 with tips. https://t.co/9l9MSCOasd pic.twitter.com/RDlVyrZQSl
— Cleveland 19 News (@cleveland19news) June 3, 2022
More from Fox 8:
According to police, the teenager was “knocked unconscious and brutally assaulted” during an altercation with at least three males.
The suspects were playing basketball when Liming arrived at the parking lot with some friends, police said.
The two groups were involved in a fight, WOIO reports. Akron police did not say what triggered it.
And there appears to be some location semantics going on here. Many outlets are saying it happened “near” the school:
NEW UPDATES: Rising Akron senior found beaten to death near I PROMISE School in Akron A spokesperson for Akron Public Schools said in a statement Ethan Liming was a "student leader at his school and was in the Academy of Design there."
More info here: https://t.co/nGIZOJ28mC pic.twitter.com/XxMOoypfet
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) June 3, 2022
The parking lot of the school next to the basketball courts is just “near” the school? Nice spin there:
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AKRON, Ohio — A homicide investigation is underway after a 17-year-old boy identified as a rising senior of Firestone Community Learning Center was found beaten to death near the basketball courts of the I PROMISE School in Akron late Thursday, according to a release from the Summit County Medical Examiner and the Akron Police Department.
On Thursday at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers responded to a call about a fight in the parking lot of the I PROMISE School in the 400 block of West Market Street.
The LeBron James Family Foundation also said the murder happened “near our school”:
(1/2) Our community is everything to us. We were devastated to learn of the overnight incident that saw a life lost near our school. We are grieving with our community over another senseless act of violence.
— LeBron James Family Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) June 3, 2022
And they want families to know the “campus is safe and secure”:
(2/2) Our @IPROMISESchool campus is safe and secure as we continue to do everything we can to support our students, families, and the entire Akron community. 💚
— LeBron James Family Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) June 3, 2022
LeBron offered up his thoughts and prayers, which is apparently okay to do in some cases:
Our condolences goes out to the family who lost a loved one!! My the heavens above watch over you during this tragedy! Pray for our community! 💚👑 https://t.co/bpq5qsoNfO
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 3, 2022
Police have yet to arrest any of the killers and Ethan’s stepmom is begging for help;
If you didn’t know, my step son Ethan was brutally beaten to death at the I Promise School in Akron on June 2. Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or the Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS. Please share. pic.twitter.com/4Rk0DF0VdZ
— Cyndi Liming (@CyndiLiming) June 4, 2022
Maybe LeBron cant retweet this or offer a reward or something?
There is at least one person besides Ethan’s killers who holds the key to ending this part of our nightmare. These posts are for you. Do the right thing. You have nothing to lose. Call detectives at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip; Callers can remain anonymous. MAKE THIS VIRAL pic.twitter.com/FZqKxZTvKt
— Cyndi Liming (@CyndiLiming) June 7, 2022
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