Two Akron men accused of killing four people inside a townhouse near Chapel Hill could face a death sentence.
Indictments were announced Thursday by Summit County prosecutors against Derrick Anthony Brantley, 21, and Deshanon Jammal Haywood, 21.
The men are each charged with 13 counts of aggravated murder, four counts of aggravated robbery and kidnapping, aggravated burglary and illegal weapon possession.
The grand jury indictment includes death-penalty specifications.
On April 18, the bodies of Ronald Roberts, 24; Kem Rashad Delaney, 23; Maria Nash, 19; and Kiana Welch, 19, were found inside a Kimlyn Circle townhouse. Each victim was shot multiple times in the head.
“Derrick Brantley and Deshanon Haywood are accused of committing one of the deadliest shootings this city has seen,” Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said in a news release. “I can only imagine the pain these families are going through, knowing that their loved ones died such early and violent deaths. My office will seek justice for Kem Delaney, Ronald Roberts, Maria Nash and Kiana Welch.”