The Akron Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that took place Wednesday afternoon, which left a teen dead and another man injured.
Around 4 p.m., officers responded to a call about a shooting near East Glenwood Avenue and Dan Street in Akron, which is where they found 17-year-old Antenio Louis and a 23-year-old man inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
Authorities said, based on preliminary information, the victims were traveling when allegedly unknown occupants of a second vehicle pulled in front of their car and opened fire, then fled in an unknown direction. Louis was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 23-year-old was transported to a different hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Anyone with information is asked to call Akron Police at 330-375-2490 or Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS.News 5 at 5 Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more.
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