AKRON
Man, 23, dies in shooting
AKRON: Akron police are investigating after a man was killed by a gunshot to the head Friday night.
Police responding to the shooting call found Raymond L. Grundy, 23, of Roscoe Avenue, at about 9 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Chittenden Street. He was shot while standing on the front porch of a home.
Grundy was transported to Summa Akron City Hospital, where he died.
The assailant has not been identified or captured. Anyone with information is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2490.
Four injured in I-76 crash
AKRON: A serious crash about 7 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 76 eastbound near East Market Street left four people injured.
According to witnesses, a car ended up on its roof during the accident, which closed two lanes of traffic.
Akron Fire Department units had to extricate the four injured people.
The victims were transported by ambulance to three area hospitals with traumatic injuries.
The patients included three adults and one child.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Tuesday evening, according to authorities.
No additional information was immediately available.
Housing project discussion
AKRON: City Councilwoman Margo Sommerville, Tober Development and Community Support Services will host a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Vernon Odom Branch Library, 600 Vernon Odom Blvd., to discuss a new permanent housing development for homeless adults at 1795 Vernon Odom Blvd.
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Walsh to host fundraiser
AKRON: Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh will have a Steak-n-Suds fundraiser from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Carovillese Club Pavilion, 570 E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave.
The event is hosted by Brennan, Manna & Diamond, an Akron law firm.
Walsh, a Democrat, is running for re-election in November and faces competition from John Chapman, a Republican.
Cost is $40 per person.
PERRY TOWNSHIP
Juvenile held in fatal assault
PERRY TWP.: A juvenile is in custody after an assault that resulted in a man’s death, according to Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5.com.
Perry Township police responded around 2:42 p.m. Sunday to Hinderer Avenue SW after the township’s Fire Department asked for assistance with an unresponsive man.
A police dispatcher said there was no new information on the case Tuesday.
STOW
Help sought in hit-skip case
STOW: Stow police are asking for help in identifying a dump truck driver involved in a hit-and-run caught on camera.
The Police Department posted a photo and video on its Facebook page Sunday asking for the public’s help involving a hit-and-run accident on state Route 8 northbound near Steels Corners Road on Aug. 30.
In the video, a car is traveling in the right-hand lane when it bumps into a dump truck also traveling northbound. The car then gets hit by the dump truck and careens in front it, spinning and hitting the center concrete median.
There were minor injuries to the passengers in the vehicle, Stow police Officer Ted Bell said Tuesday morning.
Bell said from the video, it appears the dump truck was attempting a slow merge from the center lane into the right lane because it can be seen in the right lane farther down the highway.
On the Facebook post, the police said: “There are several other cars around during this accident so we know someone out there saw it and may be able to provide us with some helpful information. (Dump Truck is on the lower, left side of the picture next to the red car). Thank you!”
Anyone with information is asked to call Bell at 330-689-5700.