AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Two Akron police officers will be placed on paid leave, per departmental procedure, following an officer-involved shooting that took place late Sunday night near the University of Akron.
According to a press release, at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, officers were called tocheck on a teenager in the 400 block of Grant Street. While on the scene, officers heard gunshots nearby and moments later responded to 440 Sherman Street, located about one block away.
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As officers were approaching, they encountered a male armed with a firearm running out of an apartment. According to the press release, the suspect began shooting, causing the officers to return fire as they took cover.
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The 33-year-old suspect fled the scene on foot but was apprehended a few blocks away, without incident. According to officials, neither the suspect nor the officers involved were injured.
However, upon further investigation, a 27-year-old female inside one of the apartments was found with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. She was transported to a local hospital by EMS with a non-life-threatening injury…