AKRON, Ohio — A 19-year-old man has died following an overnight shooting at a skate park in Akron.
It was around 1 a.m. Monday when the victim was shot multiple times by an unknown suspect in the 900 block of Derby Downs Drive, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The teen was taken by private vehicle to a hospital in Barberton where he was later pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m. Police say the vehicle left "before officers could intervene."
The victim’s name has not been released, pending notification of family.
An autopsy is scheduled as the Akron Police Department and Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office continue their investigation.
No additional details were immediately available.
Anybody with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490.
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