A 44-year-old woman was found shot in a bar on Newton Street in Akron early Saturday morning and later died from her injuries, police said. Officers later found and arrested a man for murder.
A 44-year-old woman was found shot in a bar on Newton Street in Akron early Saturday morning and later died from her injuries, police said. Officers searched multiple locations and later found and arrested a 28-year-old man for murder.
Officers responded to the Heights Bar and Grill in the 1300 block of Newton Street at around 1:10 a.m. for the reported shooting, according to an Akron Police news release. When they arrived, they found the woman inside with an apparent gunshot wound, the release states. She was taken to Summa Health Akron City Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Officers investigated and developed information that identified a suspect in the woman’s death. They searched multiple locations and later found the 28-year-old man hiding in the back of a pickup truck on Rhodes Avenue. He was taken into custody without incident and brought to the police station for questioning.Watch live and local news any time:
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