The family and friends of the 17-year-old boy who was beaten to death near I Promise in Akron last week spoke publicly this week.
Ethan Liming, who was found in the parking lot near the basketball courts of the I Promise School late Thursday night, died due to a blunt force head injury.
According to the Akron Police Department, there was a parking lot fight at the school between a group that included Liming and at least three other males who were playing basketball at a school court.
“Our condolences goes out to the family who lost a loved one!! My the heavens above watch over you during this tragedy! Pray for our community!” LeBron tweeted about the death in his school’s parking lot.
Akron Public Schools said Liming was a “rising senior” at Firestone Community Learning Center and was in the school’s Academy of Design.
Ethan’s stepmother, Cyndi Krause Liming, is pleading for help in spreading information.
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“Everyone keeps asking what they can do to help so here it is: Please share this post with the hopes that someone will speak up and help us find who did this. Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or the Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS. You can also text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637,” Cyndi wrote on June 4.
On Tuesday, Cyndi was back on Facebook begging for justice.
“I know there is at least one person besides Ethan’s killers who holds the key to ending this part of our nightmare,” she wrote. “These posts are for you. If there is any love in your heart, seeing Ethan’s face, hearing our voices and our community’s voices has to be weighing heavy on your heart.
“Do the right thing. You may not care about us, but coming forward will lighten your load. I know you see this. Your hear our voices. You see our faces. Just make the call. You’ll remain anonymous. You have nothing to lose.”
