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Canton police searching for suspect in double shooting

It happened on Friday night on Wertz Avenue.
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CANTON, Ohio — The Canton Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two people injured Friday night, a news release said.

It happened just after 6:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Wertz Avenue N.W.

Officers were called to a home there for a report of a shooting. Once there, they found two men with "several" gunshot wounds, the release said.

The men were taken to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries.

According to police, detectives were able to identify a 16-year-old suspect and obtained a search warrant for his arrest. A 13-year-old girl was also arrested at the shooting scene for obstructing justice.

At this time, police are still looking for the teenage male suspect. 

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Canton Police Detective Bureau, at (330) 489-3144. Anonymous tips can also be sent through Tip411 or the Stark County Crime Stoppers. 

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