Suspect who fled into woods after shooting taken into custody

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A man who Akron police said is suspected of shooting a woman multiple times then fleeing into a wooded area was taken into custody Wednesday.

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According to Akron police, officers responded to a shooting in the 800 block of Bellevue Ave. just before 4:30 a.m. where they found a 26-year-old woman who’d been shot in the arm and chest.

She was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, a news release from police said.

Meanwhile, officers were able to identify 30-year-old Deshawn Jalen Jeffrey as the suspected shooter. He’d left the scene before officers arrived. According to the release, officers learned Jeffrey had abandoned his car and was reportedly in a wooded area in the 800 block of Biruta St.

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He was taken into custody after a brief negotiation with officers and is now facing charges of felonious assault and assault…

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