One is dead, and another is injured after a shooting took place in Akron Wednesday afternoon, according to Akron Police.
Around 5 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Cole Avenue. Upon arrival, they found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head and a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said.
The 32-year-old was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and the 20-year-old was transported to Summa Health Akron City Hospital in critical condition, authorities said.Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.News 5 Now Evening Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more.
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