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One dead and more than 25 injured in mass shooting in Ohio
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One dead and more than 25 injured in mass shooting in Ohio

A 27-year-old man was killed and at least 25 people were injured in a shooting in Akron, Ohio, early Sunday, according to the Akron Police Department.

Police received calls reporting shots fired near Kelly Avenue and 8th Avenue, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, shortly after midnight. It is unclear at this time what happened before 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 several people were arriving at 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 gun and “several dozen shell 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 is not immediately clear.

The Akron Police Department continues to investigate the shooting and is asking anyone with information to call them. Callers can remain anonymous, police said.


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