I-77 murder case to get second trial in July after jurors could not reach verdict

A new trial date was set on Tuesday for two Akron men accused of ordering and carrying out the deadly Interstate 77 shooting that killed 23-year-old Marquise Banks in 2023.

Jury selection for defendants Ahmere Williams, 21, and Sirvonte Suggs, 19, will start July 11. Openings are tentatively expected to be delivered July 14.

Following their first trial in early January, a jury found Suggs guilty of having weapons under disability, which means he had a weapon when he was legally prohibited from having one. Jurors could not reach a verdict for any of their other charges…

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