The Canton Repository is tracking homicides to better understand violence in Stark County. This map and list will identify homicides in the county and will be updated as regularly as possible. This information is compiled using data from law enforcement, Stark County Coroner’s Office and court records.
Thomas J. Lucas, 12, fatally shot in northeast Canton home in suspected accident
Jan. 9: At 10:38 p.m., police were sent to a home in the 3600 block of Ellis Avenue NE in Canton. Thomas J. Lucas, 12, had been shot. Officers began lifesaving measures after finding Thomas on a bed, his face covered with blood and not breathing.
His brother Amir P. Lucas, 15, is facing a juvenile charge of reckless homicide.
Ta’Shaun M. Smith-Newman, 20, of Massillon fatally shot in Canton’s Skyline Terrace apartment complex
Jan. 28: At 5:25 p.m., police were called to reports of a shooting in the 600 block of Alan Page Drive SE in the Skyline Terrace apartment complex in Canton. They found 20-year-old Ta’Shaun M. Smith-Newman outside with a gunshot wound to the torso…