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Akron police investigating after body found in burning car

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Posted at 9:21 AM, Mar 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-18 07:12:27-04

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department is investigating after officers found a body inside a burning car on Bank Street Tuesday morning.

Multiple officers responded with the Akron Fire Department to the 1000 block of Bank Street at around 2:00 a.m. for a vehicle on fire.

After firefighters extinguished the burning vehicle, they found 29-year-old Symphonee Smith's body.

The 29-year-old's cause of death has not been released.