On November 28, 2022, a 24-year-old woman was shot and killed by a 21-year-old male store clerk at a Circle K gas station in Akron, Ohio. The clerk, identified as Richard Eugene Huffman, was arrested and charged with murder. Huffman told police he had shot the woman because she was “acting erratically” and had tried to attack him. The woman’s family has disputed this claim, saying she was not acting erratically.
The shooting has sparked outrage and protests in Akron, with many people calling for Huffman to be charged with a hate crime. The incident has also raised questions about the use of deadly force by store clerks and the training they receive.
