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Police investigating homicide of 30-year-old man found dead inside Akron home

Posted at 1:05 PM, Dec 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-18 13:05:51-05

AKRON, Ohio — A 30-year-old man was found dead on Monday night after police were called about a shooting inside an Akron home.

Police were called to a residence in the 800 block of Stadelman Avenue around 11 p.m. Inside, authorities found a man with a gunshot wound lying on a the kitchen floor. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities said they received information about the shooting from another man who called and said he had been shot in the abdomen and another man was shot inside the house. After the phone call, the caller drove to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The name of the fatal shooting victim hasn't been released by authorities.

What lead up to the shooting is currently unknown. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Akron Police Detective Bureau at 330-434-COPS.