A shooting at a neighborhood intersection in Akron Thursday night left a 40-year-old man dead and a 36-year-old woman wounded, after gunfire tore into a Jeep Latitude at Marcy Street and Cole Avenue.
Emergency crews found both victims inside the vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, who suffered a gunshot wound to the hip, was taken by Akron Fire paramedics to a nearby hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
Police release details
According to an Akron Police Department Facebook post, officers were called to the intersection at about 7:19 p.m. and found both victims in the driver’s seat area of the Jeep Latitude. The man had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
The post lists the case number as report 26-56356 and states that the Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit responded to process the scene. Investigators are now working to piece together what led up to the shooting and who pulled the trigger.
Police asked anyone with information to call the Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2TIP, numbers listed by the Akron Police Department. Tipsters can also reach Summit County Crimestoppers, which is highlighted by News 5 Cleveland, at 330-434-COPS or by texting TIPSCO to 274637.
How this fits local trends
The killing adds to a string of fatal shootings in Akron this year, including a late-March incident that left a woman and her 12-year-old son dead, according to Cleveland19. Those cases have prompted repeated public appeals for tips and video to help detectives identify suspects.
Investigation ongoing
Akron police say the investigation into Thursday night’s shooting is ongoing, and no arrests have been announced. Officials again urged anyone with information or video related to the case to contact the Detective Bureau or submit anonymous tips through Summit County Crimestoppers, as outlined in the department’s Facebook post.
