Temporary safety measures are coming to Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood following a shooting over the weekend, including early closures of businesses and parking lots beginning Friday night.
Akron police are investigating the June 7 shooting that left three bystanders injured, including one critically. A 26-year-old man remains hospitalized but is expected to recover, Police Chief Brian Harding said in a Thursday news conference.
Two other victims have been treated and released from the hospital, he said. No arrests have been made, but police released surveillance photos from the scene, asking for the public’s help in identifying persons of interest.
The shooting occurred in the neighborhood’s nightlife district, despite police officers already being about 50 yards away for a separate incident, Harding said. Officers were dealing with a fight between two women when three unidentified men exchanged gunfire in a parking lot nearby…