A Summit County jury has convicted Timothy Whitthorne of murder and related felony charges in the 2025 shooting death of 27-year-old Razeil Robinson, who was found gunned down near the Rosemary Square apartments in Akron. Whitthorne, now 34, is scheduled to be sentenced on November 17 at 10 a.m.
Jurors found Whitthorne guilty of one count of murder with a three-year firearm specification, an unclassified felony, according to Cleveland 19 News. He was also convicted of felonious assault with a three-year firearm specification, a second-degree felony, and having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony. The Akron Beacon Journal had previously identified Whitthorne as 33 at the time of his arrest, though the station's more recent report lists him as 34.
The Summit County Prosecutor's Office announced the guilty verdict, laying out how the case unfolded in the fall of 2025. Per the prosecutor's account, Robinson suffered two gunshot wounds — one to his neck and another that entered through his arm and reached his chest — injuries that proved fatal to his lungs and heart.
How Employees Discovered the Body
The station's report details how Robinson's body was found: employees first came across a cellphone with its flashlight still on in an employee parking lot on Rosemary Boulevard. Poor visibility initially kept them from spotting his body in the nearby grass, but they eventually found him and could not locate a pulse, prompting a call to Akron police and EMS. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. A separate account from News 5 Cleveland said Robinson was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 1000 block of Rosemary Boulevard and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the prosecutor's office, surveillance video captured Whitthorne and a woman walking through the area before, during and after the shooting. The woman later told officers that Whitthorne shot Robinson multiple times after Robinson approached them at nearby benches with his hand in his pocket, per the same account.
Arrest Came Weeks After a Warrant Was Issued
Investigators said Whitthorne and the woman fled to a friend's apartment following the shooting, where the Northeast Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force later located them. Officers also recovered a Glock 40 that matched shell casings found at the scene, according to the prosecutor's office.
A warrant for Whitthorne's arrest was issued on October 6, 2025, and he was taken into custody eight days later at a home in Garfield Heights, the Beacon Journal reported at the time. The newspaper noted that Whitthorne also went by the name Timothy Lanier. With the conviction now secured, Whitthorne faces sentencing in Summit County next week.
