At least one person is dead and 24 others are wounded in a mass shooting just after midnight Sunday at Kelly and 8th avenues in Akron, Ohio.
A 27-year-old man died in the incident, according to a news release from the Akron Police Department. According to a spokesman from Summa Health, he was dead when he reached the hospital.
According to spokespeople from Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Akron City, one patient at each hospital was listed in critical condition.
Akron Police Capt. Michael Miller said he was not aware of any arrests in connection to the shooting, and preliminary investigations indicate this was a targeted incident.
“We don’t believe there is a risk (to the public) at this point,” Miller said. “Inspectors have been working around the clock, trying to identify what happened, who was there, who had a role.”
No suspects are in custody as of early Sunday morning, according to Akron Beacon Journal news partner News 5 Cleveland.
Police officers responded to several 911 calls reporting shots fired and multiple people injured, according to police. Soon afterward, multiple victims started showing up at local hospitals.
A firearm and several dozen casings were recovered from the scene, according to Akron police.
Police originally indicated as many as 27 people were shot, but later revised the number to 25.
Mayor Shammas Malik and Police Chief Brian Harding released a joint statement to the media Sunday morning:
“This morning, our city is reeling after the devastation of senseless violence. With more than two dozen victims, the pain and trauma reverberates across all of Akron today as we search for answers. As with all acts of violence in our city, our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones.”
In the statement, Malik and Harding encouraged anyone with information on the shootings to contact police.
“For those who have information about this horrific shooting, we need you to speak up in order to prevent further violence and retaliation,” the mayor and police chief stated. “This can be done anonymously.”
A spokeswoman for Cleveland Clinic Akron General confirmed that the hospital admitted seven patients who had sustained gunshot wounds early Sunday, and that one patient was in critical condition. The Emergency Department was put on hard lockdown shortly after midnight. The lockdown was lifted at 3:26 a.m.
According to a spokesman with Akron City Hospital, the facility saw 15 patients who were at the shooting, including the man who died. Thirteen of the patients had non-life threatening injuries, and several have either been discharged or are in the process of being discharged.
It’s those white, Trump supporters!!!
lol 😂 😂 😂
Will the last white person leaving Akron turn off the lights.
(Don’t look for the mainstream media to cover this.)
Since this happened at night, it was probably some skanky bar fight that turned into shooting with a bunch of hoodrats.
All these democrat areas have turned into nothing but sh**holes. Stop voting for these people and vote for those who are for more police and those tough on crime. That way animals like the one who did this never get out of prison.