A 4-year-old girl and 40-year-old man in Ohio are dead following a shooting in Akron’s Summit Lake neighborhood late Friday night.
The shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. outside a house on the 700 block of Princeton Street. The victims were identified as 4-year-old Journei Tolbert and 40-year-old Johnny Gaiter.
When officers arrived, they found two significantly injured victims who both suffered from gunshot wounds.
Initially, Gaiter was taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital in critical condition. Officials confirmed that the male victim died early Saturday morning.
According to the Akron Police Department, their initial investigation shows that there was a celebration in a nearby parking lot and one or more unknown suspects fired shots into the crowd that hit the two victims.
At this time, an investigation is underway, and detectives are working to find out what happened and the motive behind the shooting.
No arrests have been made from the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip. You can also contact The Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS or Text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637. Callers are allowed to remain anonymous if they wish.
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