Man, 25, shot to death in Fairlawn parking lot is identified; homicide is city's first since 1978
A 25-year-old man was found shot to death Sunday afternoon in a parking lot in Fairlawn.
This is the first homicide in Fairlawn since 1978, Fairlawn Police Chief Terry Wisener told Beacon Journal partner News 5 Cleveland.
The man has been identified as Tyler L. Flinn, 25, of Akron, the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office said. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head/neck and manner of death is homicide, the medical examiner's news release said.
Flinn was found by police at about 1:45 p.m. in a parking lot in the 100 block of Buffington Road, according to the medical examiner's office.
Police said they received multiple calls of a shooting at the location. Witnesses told police that two male suspects drove away in a white midsize car after the shooting.
Police performed CPR on Flinn, who had multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:03 p.m.
The area is a residential neighborhood that includes apartments west of South Miller Road. Buffington runs between Chamberlain and Bancroft roads.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fairlawn police at 330-670-4309.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Man, 25, found shot to death Sunday afternoon in Fairlawn parking lot
