Tyshawn Vaughn

Tyshawn Lamire Vaughn was born February 16, 1994, and grew up connected to the Akron community. Public records and law-enforcement memorial listings identify him as a 21-year-old whose life was centered in Summit County, Ohio.

Though few public notices or family-authored obituaries are available online, official records show Tyshawn as a young man whose life belonged to family, friends, and the neighborhood where he spent his time. Those who knew him would remember him as a person with relationships and daily routines that mattered to the people around him. Young lives like Tyshawn’s are woven into the fabric of a city: classmates, coworkers, neighbors and the friends with whom he shared ordinary moments and plans for the future.

Tyshawn’s death on December 4, 2015, in Akron left a void for those who cared about him. Public information about the circumstances of his passing is limited in personal detail; what is clear from official listings is the factual record of his death and the ongoing desire of the community and investigators to better understand the events surrounding it. Even where public documentation is sparse, it is important to remember that Tyshawn’s life extended beyond those records — he was a real person whose existence mattered to others.

This brief life sketch honors what is verifiable and recognizes the limits of the public record. It is written with respect for Tyshawn’s memory and for the family and friends who carry their private recollections of him. If anyone has personal memories, photographs, or stories they wish to add to a memorial page, those remembrances will help give fuller shape to who Tyshawn was in life, beyond what official sources record.