RAVENNA, Ohio — Police in Ravenna say they are now investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Akron boy as a homicide.
Officers received a call around 12:45 a.m. Saturday from someone saying that the victim, identified as Dominic Diaz-Francis, had accidentally shot himself in the chest. The shooting happened at an apartment building in the 700 block of Woodgate Blvd.
You can hear the 911 call referring to the incident as an 'accident' in the player below:
According to Ravenna Police Captain Dave Rarrick, after two days of information gathering from interviews and evidence, the department made the determination that the incident was a homicide, not an accident.
The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office is completing an autopsy of the body of Diaz-Francis. Results are not available as of Monday evening.
On Saturday, investigators said the only witness remaining at the building where the shooting occurred was questioned and that others might have fled before police and paramedics arrived. A handgun was found at the scene.
If you have any information about this incident, contact The Ravenna Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-296-6486.
