CANTON, Ohio — The Canton Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man in a car crashed into a garage and officers discovered he had been shot in the back.
At around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said that they responded to the 900 block of Struble Avenue N.E for a crash.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the man had been shot and then crashed into the structure, authorities said.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Canton Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-489-3144.