A 72-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital Wednesday after being shot in her home by a stay bullet Tuesday night.
According to the Akron Police Department, the shooting happened around 10 p.m. in the 500 block of Alexander Street.
Authorities say that a stray bullet fired from somewhere nearby tore through the wall of her second-floor bedroom and struck her in the back. EMS transported the woman to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening wounds.
A preliminary investigation revealed that individuals in two separate vehicles shot at each other as they drove down her street. Multiple shell casings were recovered from the street.
No arrests have been made.
Police ask that anyone with information about the shooting to call the detective bureau at 330-375-2490 or Crime Stoppers at 330-434-COPS.
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