The Akron Police Department is investigating a shooting at a Downtown bar that left one person dead and another injured.
According to Lt. Michael Murphy, officers responded to Ole Glory Daze in the 900 block of Old Main Street just before 2:30 a.m. after being notified about a shooting at the bar.
When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Vernall Robinson IV and a 44-year-old man who had both been shot. The officers administered first aid until EMS arrived, Murphy said. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. The older man was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown.
Murphy said a preliminary investigation indicated that Robinson shot the 44-year-old man multiple times in the parking lot. After being injured, the older man went inside the bar. Robinson followed him inside and was seen reaching toward his pockets; that's when the older man pulled out a gun and fatally shot him.
The matter remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Akron Detective Bureau at 330-375-2499 or Crime Stoppers at 330-434-COPS. You can also text TIPSCO with your tip to 274637.
