A 27-year old man is dead and at least 25 people were injured in an Akron, Ohio shooting early Sunday morning, according to the Akron Police Department.
Police received calls reporting shots fired near Kelly Avenue and 8th Avenue, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, just after midnight. It’s not clear at this time what happened in the lead up to the shooting.
“Officers were immediately dispatched and responded to the area,” the Akron Police Department said in a news release. “Shortly after those calls came in, the call center received notifications from local hospitals that multiple persons were arriving in the emergency departments with gunshot wounds.”
At least 27 victims were injured in the shooting, including the 27-year-old man who has since died. A weapon and “several dozen casings” were recovered from the scene of the shooting, police said.
There are no suspects in custody at this time, and a motive for the shooting isn’t immediately clear.
The Akron Police Department is continuing to investigate the shooting and is asking anyone with information to call them. Callers can remain anonymous, police said.
