Man Convicted and Sentenced for Deadly Akron Home Invasion
I remember reading about this case and feeling a chill run down my spine. Early one November morning in 2024, a quiet neighborhood on Wren Walk Street in Akron was shattered by violence. Douglas Waters’ girlfriend woke to the unimaginable: two men forcing their way into her home.
One of them, 30-year-old Gerald Wilson, had a deadly plan. While his accomplice, Davionne Bigby, restrained the girlfriend, Wilson shot Douglas multiple times while he lay in bed. The act wasn’t random—it was fueled by jealousy, a personal vendetta that ended a life far too soon.
After the shooting, both men fled the scene, leaving a community in shock. Police quickly located one suspect nearby, while the other was taken to a different location. Witness testimony and the defendants’ own confessions later connected Wilson and Bigby to this horrific crime…