Denzel Pope Murders Paige Calich In Ohio

Denzel Pope is a convicted killer from Ohio who would murder Paige Calich

According to court documents Corvette Pope (photo left) and Paige Calich (photo right) would get into a fight earlier in the day. Corvette would recruit her brother Denzel Pope to get revenge

Denzel Pope would go to Paige Calich residence and when the young woman, whose child stood beside her, walked out of her apartment she would be fatally shot

Denzel Pope and Corvette Pope would be arrested and charged with murder

Corvette Pope would plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and obstruction of justice

Denzel would go to trial and would be found guilty of wo counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of having weapons under disability

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Denzel Pope Case

An Akron man accused of fatally shooting a 24-year-old woman at the door of her residence as her 3-year-old son stood nearby has been found guilty of murder.

Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich says a jury convicted Denzel Pope, 20, of two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of having weapons under disability.

Pope is the second person convicted in connection with the death of Paige Calich in July 2024. In May, Pope’s sister, Corvette Pope, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of obstructing justice, according to prosecutors.

“One week ago marked the one-year anniversary of Paige Calich’s tragic death,” Kolkovich said in a statement. “Nothing can bring Paige back, but I hope this conviction helps her family continue to heal.

“Denzel Pope’s senseless cruelty has taken away a mother, a sister, and a daughter, and he cannot run from his crimes any longer.”

Prosecutors say Corvette Pope and Calich got into a fight in July 2024 at Summit Lake apartments. About two hours later, Corvette and Denzel Pope went to Calich’s apartment at Socrates Place

After the Popes arrived, Calich’s 3-year-old son left the apartment, followed by Calich, prosecutors say. When Denzel saw Calich walk onto her porch, he shot her with a shotgun, prosecutors say.

Both of the Popes fled and Denzel later left the state. Denzel Pope was later arrested in Chicago.

Denzel Pope is scheduled to be sentenced Friday and Corvette Pope is scheduled to be sentenced today.

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Denzel Pope News

Denzel Pope, 20, was found guilty on Friday for the killing of 24-year-old Paige Calich in Akron last year, Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced.

The homicide happened in front of her home on Socrates Place on July 28, 2024. When the Akron Police Department arrived, they found her in a doorway, shot multiple times. She was transported to the hospital, where she later died.

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Denzel was found guilty on the following charges by a Summit County Jury:

Two counts of murder with a 3-year firearm specification – (an unclassified felony)
Two counts of felonious assault with a 3-Year firearm specification – (F2)
One count of having weapons while under disability – (F3).

“One week ago marked the one-year anniversary of Paige Calich’s tragic death. Nothing can bring Paige back, but I hope this conviction helps her family continue to heal,” said Kolkovich. “Denzel Pope’s senseless cruelty has taken away a mother, a sister, and a daughter, and he cannot run from his crimes any longer.”

Pope is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 15.

Corvette Pope, Denzel Pope’s 26-year-old co-defendant and sister, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and one count of obstructing justice, a third-degree felony.

Corevette Pope is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 11.

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Denzel Pope Sentencing

Denzel Pope, 20, was given a life sentence today in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas for his role in the death of 24-year-old Paige Calich last year.

Judge Christine Croce handed down the sentence. Pope will be eligible for parole after serving 30 years.

Pope was found guilty earlier this month on the following charges:

Two counts of murder with a 3-year firearm specification – (an unclassified felony)
Two counts of felonious assault with a 3-Year firearm specification – (F2)
One count of having weapons while under disability – (F3)

Calich was killed in front of her home on Socrates Place on July 28, 2024. She was killed in front of her 3-year-old son. Her 7-year-old daughter “feet away”, according to prosecutors.
Neither was injured physically from the gunfire.

When the Akron Police Department arrived, they found her in a doorway, shot multiple times. She was transported to the hospital, where she later died.

Prosecutors proved Pope’s sister, Corvette Pope, got into a fight with Calich at the Summit Lake apartments.

Two hours later, Corvette returned with Denzel, who used a shotgun to kill Calich after she followed her son outside of their apartment.

After the murder, Denzel went to Chicago where he was arrested.

Family friend Chelsea Jones said during the sentencing that she’s caught in a nightmare she can’t wake up from.

“No explanation. No justification. Just ill intentions. You took her from us, from her kids who will never be able to feel their mother’s love again,” Jones said. “[Paige was] someone truly rare, someone who made the world a better place by just being in it, honestly.”

Family friend Winter Carter called Denzel Pope evil and demonic, adding that he showed no mercy.

“You are deeper than a coward. You are nothing,” Carter said.

The victim’s friends were glade that freedom was taken away, but it didn’t lessen the pain of their loss.

“She loved her children. She loved her family. She loved her community, and most importantly, she loved her life,” Carter added.

During the sentencing, Croce said, “I find that you are a true danger to this society and it is the worst form of the offense.”

Before the murder, Denzel Pope was already under investigation. He was facing several charges, including aggravated robbery, and was indicted in Mahoning County.

But prosecutors said he posted a $25,000 bond to get out of jail in June of 2024. He murdered Calich a month later.

“This is one of those guys that I’m glad the judge recognized is a danger to all of us. He shows no remorse,” said Brian LoPrinzi, chief of the criminal division for the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office.

When asked if he wanted to make a statement before sentencing, Denzel Pope said no.

Corvette Pope pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and one count of obstructing justice, a third-degree felony. On Monday, she was sentenced to 5 to 7 1/2 years behind bars.

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