Police: Two men shot in leg after memorial service at Newcomer Funeral Home in Akron
Police say two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries after they were shot in their legs following a memorial service Friday outside the Newcomer Funeral Home on North Canton Road in Akron.
Police responded around 3:37 p.m. Friday and were told the shooting occurred outside in the parking lot after the service. Officers and EMS responded to the scene and found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg.
The man was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital for treatment.
Minutes later, a second man, 29, arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Officers secured the scene at the funeral home, and detectives collected evidence in connection to the incident.
Detectives are working to identify the person or persons responsible for the shooting. Further information was not immediately available.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip. Citizens may also provide anonymous information to Summit County Crime Stoppers at 330-434-COPS, or text TIPSCO at 274637.
Download the Akron PD app and submit information by texting Tips411 or by accessing the link on the police department website: AkronCops.org.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Two men shot after memorial service at Newcomer Funeral Home in Akron
