Man dead outside Akron hookah lounge: Police

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Police in Akron said a man was pronounced dead after reports came in of someone possibly shot at a local hookah lounge.

Officers responded to the scene at Exhale Hookah Lounge, in the 500 block of E. Exchange Street, shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday. Police said when they arrived they found a 33-year-old man outside the business with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

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EMS responded to the scene and the victim was pronounced dead, according to a Saturday morning press release.

“Officers found that most of the patrons left before their arrival,” read the release. “The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown, and investigators are working to
develop additional information about the fatal shooting.”

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau
at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.

Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling The Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS or texting TIPSCO with tips to 274637.

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