AKRON, Ohio — An unidentified man shot a 45-year-old man in the leg during an attempted robbery late Friday in Akron, police said.
The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting that happened just before midnight on East Market Street near Innovation Way, according to a police report.
The victim was walking to a friend’s house when a man approached him and asked for a cigarette lighter. The man then pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim’s wallet, the report says.
The victim refused to hand over his wallet and ran off. The man fired a shot that hit the victim’s right leg, the report says.
Paramedics took the victim to Summa Akron City Hospital for treatment.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Akron Police Department’s detective bureau at 330-375-2490.
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