Murder of Ethan Liming

The Murder of Ethan Liming examines how a late night basketball game in Akron, Ohio turned deadly after a group of teenagers fired toy gel blasters as a prank. What followed was a fast moving confrontation that escalated into a group assault, leaving a young man dead on the pavement. Told in a restrained forensic style, the story tracks the incident from the first provocation through the investigation and court outcomes, focusing on how minor choices and unchecked escalation can produce irreversible consequences.