1 teen dead, 2 injured in shooting at Akron Halloween party

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO). One teenager was killed and two teenagers were injured in a shooting at a Halloween party in Akron on Saturday night.

According to an Akron police report, officers responded to a shooting at a Halloween party at a home in the 100 block of Paris Avenue around 10:46 p.m.

Arriving officers found an 18-year-old girl with serious injuries, likely from a gunshot wound.

Akron police also found a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said the two fled the scene after the shooting.

The younger teenagers are expected to recover, police said, but the 18-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The names of the victims are not being released pending further investigation.

According to preliminary data, during the Halloween celebration in the house, an unknown man took out a weapon and, while in the house, fired shots, hitting the teenagers.

Officers arrested an 18-year-old man after a short foot chase and recovered a handgun he had discarded while running from police.

However, it is currently unknown what role (if any) the man played in the shooting.

The police charged the man with concealed carrying of a weapon and obstruction of official business.

Officers took him to the Summit County Jail, where he was booked, according to the report.

Akron police said the investigation is still in its early stages as detectives work to identify the shooters.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.

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