Canton man dies from injuries following shooting
CANTON ‒ A 36-year-old man who was shot several times has died from his injuries, city police said Friday afternoon.
Melvin Stevenson, of Canton, was pronounced dead at 1:01 p.m. Friday in the intensive care unit at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, according to the Stark County Coroner's Office.
Police arrested 29-year-old Errol Frank and his wife, Tricia Stevenson-Frank, 29, on Wednesday in connection to the shooting. Frank was charged with attempted murder, and Stevenson-Frank was charged with obstructing justice. Stevenson-Frank and the man shot, Melvin Stevenson, were previously married.
The Stark County Prosecutor's Office will amend the charges, according to a news release from the Canton Police Department.
City police were called around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday to the 800 block of Rowland Ave. NE for a shooting call and found Stevenson unresponsive and in a driveway with gunshot wounds to his head and body, according to a news release from police.
Paramedics transported the victim to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital.
This investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to contact the Canton Police Detective Bureau at 330-489-3144. Anonymous tips can also be sent through Tip411 or the Stark County Crime Stoppers.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577, pmbennett@gannett.com or on Twitter @paigembenn.
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