Passenger in passing car shot in middle of Akron gunfight; woman not expected to survive
A gunfight Thursday night between shooters from a passing car and individuals in front of a home in Kenmore left a 21-year-old woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Akron police said Friday.
She is on life support and is not expected to survive, police said.
The 21-year-old and her driver, who was not injured, were driving through the area in another car and were not involved in the gunfight, police reported.
A 19-year-old woman who was in the area sustained non-life-threatening injuries to her lower body, police said.
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Police said someone got out of an older Chevy Impala and started firing shots down the road at a group of people in front of a house in the 1400 block of Rockaway Street around 7:30 p.m., striking the 19-year-old twice in the right leg.
Police said two males with the group at the home then grabbed guns and started firing shots indiscriminately, striking the 21-year-old in the back of the head with a stray bullet that entered the back window of the car she was in.
Police found shell casings from three different caliber firearms at the scene. There have been no arrests related to the shootings and the incident remains under investigation.
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The area is in the same block where an Akron man shot at two juveniles who reportedly yelled at him for speeding in 2020.
Tyler A. Duncan, 21, who pleaded guilty in March to felony assault and firearms charges in that case, did not appear at his April 8 sentencing. A warrant was issued Friday for his arrest, according to court records.
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Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Women hospitalized in Akron gunfight, one has life-threatening wounds
