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26-year-old man dies in Akron after being found inside car with multiple gunshot wounds

Posted at 8:31 AM, Sep 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-05 13:27:03-04

AKRON, Ohio — Authorities in Summit County are investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in Akron early Thursday morning, according to a release from the medical examiner's office.

At around 12:30 a.m., officers responded to the 700 block of Dunbar Avenue in Akron, where they found the 26-year-old man sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene at around 1:07 a.m.

The medical examiner will give an update once positive identification is made.

Officers also discovered a 31-year-old man on the scene who had suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. He was taken to a nearby hospital, according to police.