Akron Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot during an attempted robbery.
Police were called to the 1200 block of Grant Street around 9 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a shooting.
When they arrived, they found a 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
He was transported to Akron Children’s Hospital in stable condition.
Police said they learned that the teen had been approached by another male who flashed a handgun and attempted to rob him of his cellphone.
A struggle ensued in which the teen grabbed the hand of the other person, who fired a shot at the teen, police said.
The shooter dropped the gun and fled from the scene before police arrived.
