AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Akron police are investigating two deadly shootings that took place over the weekend. According to police, in both incidents, the victims were discovered in parked vehicles.
The first incident took place in the residential area of Channelwood Village.
Officers say they were called to the 700 block of Dunbar Drive around 7:35 a.m. on Saturday after a woman discovered her bullet-riddled vehicle in the parking lot with an unresponsive man inside.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.
The victim has been identified as William Hackney, 31, of Akron. According to the medical examiner, his cause of death was gunshot wounds to the torso.
The second deadly shooting was discovered in the 700 block of Dayton Street. Police say shortly after midnight on Sunday a 24-year-old man was found shot inside a parked car.
The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to officials.
The victim was identified as Tha Soe, 24, of Akron.
His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, the medical examiner reports.
It’s not clear if the shootings are connected. Police say they are still working to figure out the exact circumstances that led up to each shooting.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.
Anonymous information can also be sent to police via:
The Summit County Crimestoppers, call 330-434-COPS
Text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637
Download the Akron PD app and submit information by texting Tips41
