The 19-year-old Vinson died after being stopped by two Akron police officers who reported seeing the car exiting a house where known drug sales had occurred.

The Summit County Medical Examiner ruled that the death was a suicide.

The use of an outside third-party to gather facts and report them to the community was announced by Plusquellic on March 22, who said at the time, "The death of Demetrus Vinson was tragic for his family, the community, and for the police officers. It will receive a full investigation. I have requested outside investigators to look at all the facts in the case and to report the results of that investigation upon its conclusion."

Mason has appointed Assistant Prosecutor Pinkey Carr and Chief Investigator Michael J. O’Malley to look into the Akron case. Mason has also requested the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office to review the medical findings. Pinkey S. Carr is assigned to the elite Major Trial Unit, prosecuting some the most egregious crimes. Carr’s 14-year legal career has been devoted to the public sector. Michael J. O'Malley is a retired Cleveland Police Officer with 21 years of detective bureau experience. The last 11 1/2 years with CPD was spent in the Homicide Unit. As part of the Homicide Unit, O’Malley was one of the detectives assigned to the Use of Deadly Force Investigation Team, which investigated Police Involved Shootings.

Akron city officials have pledged that the results of the investigation will be made available to the community after the facts surrounding Vinson’s death are examined by the prosecutor’s team.

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office expects to complete its review by mid-May.