Akron man sentenced to life in prison in March slaying of security officer
AKRON, Ohio Dec 13 2017— An Akron man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the shooting death of a security guard earlier this year at a local bar, prosecutors said.
Thomas Dunn, 20, previously pleaded guilty to aggravated murder with a gun specification in the March 7 killing of Daniel Turner at Game 7 Bar and Grill in Akron.
Judge Amy Corrigall Jones sentenced him Monday in Summit County Common Pleas Court.
Dunn, who was 19 at the time of fatal shooting, will be eligible for parole after serving 23 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Dunn tried to enter the bar for a concert but was turned away. He later returned with a gun and started shooting at a group of security guards at the front door, authorities said.
Turner, 33, was struck by the gunfire and later died.
Dunn and another man — 21-year-old Anthony Cox — were arrested and charged in the shooting shortly after the incident.
Cox plead guilty in October to obstructing justice and was sentenced to nine months in jail, prosecutors said.
