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58-year-old man found shot to death inside vehicle behind Akron business in South Arlington Street

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Posted at 7:40 AM, Jan 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-08 07:40:05-05

AKRON, Ohio — A man in his 50s was found shot and killed inside his vehicle behind a business in East Akron Thursday afternoon, according to a release from the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.

On Thursday at around 12:00 p.m., Akron fire and police personnel responded to a business in the 600 block of South Arlington Street where they found a 58-year-old man inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim was pronounced dead at 12:19 p.m.

The medical examiner’s office will provide an update once there is a positive identification.

The homicide remains under investigation.

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