A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 19 years for fatally shooting a Lyft driver from Hudson in 2021.
According to court records, Kahlyl Powe shot and killed Kristopher Roukey near Buchtel Avenue and Straw Street in Akron.
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According to court records, Powe was seen getting out of the passenger seat of the victim's vehicle and firing several shots at Roukey. The Lyft driver continued driving and crashed into a pole.
Roukey was found unresponsive inside his car. He was transported to nearby Summa Health Akron City Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
You can watch the entire sentencing below:
During the sentencing, Kris's family spoke of the struggle it has been living without him.
"Life has been an actual hell," Rachel Roukey, Kris's wife, said. "Right now, Kris and I should [be] celebrating our 23rd marriage [anniversary]."
For Donna Lamb-Neptune, Kris's mother, she lost her only child.
"Kris was my baby, my son, my only child," Lamb-Neptune said.
Powe, who pleaded guilty during Thursday's sentencing, apologized to the family.
"What I did is intolerable and should be looked upon as deploarble behavior," Powe said.
Kris's family said the life sentence with eligibility for parole after 19 years is not enough.
"My love of Kris is unmeasurable," Lamb-Neptune said. "The emptiness I feel can never be filled. The joy I once knew is gone."
During the sentencing, the judge told Powe to reflect on the life he took while he is in prison.
"I miss him terribly," Rachel Roukey said. "Everyone who knew him misses him terribly."
