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Police investigating after 46-year-old man dies in shooting during fight in Akron

Akron Police Generic
Posted at 9:40 AM, Nov 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-25 15:28:40-05

AKRON, Ohio — Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a 46-year-old man in Akron's Goodyear Heights neighborhood on Sunday, according to a release from the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.

On Sunday at around 9:50 p.m., Eddie Lewis went to a residence in the 1400 block of Tonawanda Avenue, where he got into a fight with another man.

Lewis was shot during the fight, police said.

He was transported to Akron City Hospital-Summa Health, where he died from his injuries at 10:21 p.m. on Sunday.