AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department announced Tuesday that a 17-year-old has been charged with felonious assault and carrying concealed weapons for a shooting that left a 47-year-old man injured last Friday.
It happened Sept. 9 around 9:20 p.m. in the 800 block of Merton Avenue.
Authorities say the victim was on his porch when three people walked by. Some "words were exchanged," police said, and one of the individuals pulled out a gun and fired off multiple rounds, one of which struck the man in the arm.
After the incident, the three ran off.
Police said the man's injury was non-life-threatening.
The 17-year-old was identified and arrested Monday night around 10 p.m. in the 700 block of Kipling Street.
According to police, the teen "admitted to his role in the incident."
He's being held at the Summit County Juvenile Detention Facility.
The matter remains under investigation.
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