Akron, OH - Masked Burglars Kill Man In Home, And Restrain His Roommates With Duct Tape

Akron, OH - In the early morning hours, 22-year-old Jason Reaven collided with a dark world when three masked men barged into Reaven's Goodhue Drive home in West Akron, the intruders had plans to rob Reaven and his roommates, but the plot turned deadly.

Reaven was fatally shot about 2:40 a.m. when he walked into the front room, where the burglars already had confronted his two roommates. Police said Reaven asked the men what they were doing and was fired upon.
He died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.
Detectives continued to look for leads, trying to determine whether Reaven or his roommates knew their assailants.

Police said the intruders restrained the roommates with duct tape and clothing, taking their money, bank and credit cards and cell phones. After the burglars fled, one of the roommates freed himself and ran to a house on nearby Meadowcroft Drive to call for help, police said.

Neighbors said Reaven had been living in the house at 66 Goodhue for more than a year. The white, split-level home with brick and wood siding had belonged to his grandparents, but sat vacant a couple of years before Reaven moved there.
He and his family have been active members of the Anshe Sfard (Revere Road) Synagogue for several years. "Jason has been a very big part of that," Rabbi Mendy Sasonkin said of the family's involvement. "He was a precious soul, very kind, very generous. He was always there to help with anything we needed for the synagogue or for another person. "He was full of heart and very considerate," the rabbi said."He was just loved by everyone."