3 arrested, 1 on the run after man, woman found dead in burning Akron home
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Police have arrested three people for the murders of a man and woman found in a burning home.
The bodies of Justin Lee Walker, 34, of Akron, and Melinda Kay Pointer, 47, of Akron, were discovered by Akron firefighters in a home in the 1000 block of Brown Street around 6 a.m. on July 28.
Firefighters responded to the home after two calls to 911 reporting a fire.
When firefighters arrived, the rear of the home was engulfed in flames.
After the fire was extinguished, firefighters entered the home and found Walker and Pointer.
The Summit County Medical Examiner said both victims died of gunshot wounds.
Steven Hayes, 20, is charged with aggravated murder and locked up in the Summit County Jail.
A second suspect, Kianna Buckley, 42, of Akron, is charged with complicity to commit aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. She is also locked up in the Summit County Jail.
Gia Alexis Hernandez, 37, of Akron, is wanted for tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. Akron police said Hernandez remains on the loose.
Dylan Brown, 20, of Akron, is charged with complicity to commit aggravated murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. He is now in custody in West Virginia on unrelated charges.
Anyone with information on Hernandez is asked to call Akron police detectives at 330-375-2490 or Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS.
You can also text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637.
The owner of the property, George Spiegel, does not live in the home and told 19 News nobody should be living there.
He bought the place at the beginning of the year and said it has been overrun with squatters ever since.
“My buddy’s dad lives around the corner over here and he sat out here one day and counted 36 people in one hour coming in and out of this place,” Spiegel said.
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