Warrant out for 3rd suspect in deadly I-77 shooting

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AKRON , Ohio (WJW) — Authorities have charged a third suspect in an August shooting on Interstate 77 that killed a driver.

Giovanni D. Porter, 23, of Carrollton, Texas , has been charged with murder for his alleged involvement in the death of 23-year-old Marquise Banks of Akron on Aug. 3 , according to a Tuesday news release from Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree.

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According to authorities, the passenger of a pickup truck shot several rounds into an SUV driven by Banks while both were traveling south on I-77 in Green , striking Banks several times. The SUV then went through the median and into the oncoming lanes and ran into another vehicle.

Firefighters transported Banks and the driver of the other vehicle to a hospital, where Banks was pronounced dead.

Sirvonte Russel Suggs , 18, and Ahmere Dretwan Morris Williams, 20, both of Akron, were both indicted on counts of aggravated murder, murder and felonious assault, court records show. Suggs also faces additional firearms charges.

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