1 year after Akron mass shooting, Akron man calls his survival a miracle

The scar on Julian Alford’s head, just above his left eye, is the result of a bullet that grazed him last summer after a large street party turned violent in Akron.

For the 34-year-old Akron native, the scar is also a daily reminder of how lucky he is to be alive. In fact, he believes it’s a miracle he survived a mass shooting.

“I definitely feel like it’s a miraculous thing that I’m here today,” Alford said. “I know that this could not have been anything but the hand of the most high God protecting me.”…

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