Akron saw fewer murders in 2025, but shootings continue to dominate homicide cases despite improved solve rates.

Akron Police are investigating and looking for the person or people responsible for shooting and killing 29-year-old Lenard Owens just after 10 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Elwell Court.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:30 p.m., according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.

A married couple was found shot to death in their Highland Square home Tuesday. The medical examiner ruled the incident was a murder-suicide.

A Sunday evening shooting killed a 29-year-old man half a block away from Summit County Children Services and Archbishop Hoban High School's playing fields, Akron police said.

Akron police are investigating the fatal shooting of Lenard Owens, a 29-year-old man shot Sunday on the city's East Side.

AKRON, Ohio — Akron police are investigating an early Monday drive-by shooting that left one woman injured. Police say they responded to the 800 block of Wall Street just after midnight Monday for multiple calls reporting shots fired. Responding officers ...

A 38-year-old man accused of brutally murdering an Akron mother and shooting her son, was indicted by the Summit County Grand Jury.

Akron police are investigating a shooting late Sunday in Middlebury that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man. The victim has been identified.