A 15-year-old boy was injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at Stoner Hawkins Park in Akron, police said.
Officers responded to the shooting just after 4:30 p.m. at the park at Stoner Street and Orlando Avenue and found the teen with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to a news release.
He was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The shooting occurred during Akron’s Juneteenth celebration that began with a parade on Copley Road in West Akron at 1 p.m. and was scheduled to end at the park at 7 p.m.
Detectives are investigating the shooting to identify suspects, the release said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip, or The Summit County Crime Stoppers at 330-434-COPS. Or text TIPSCO with tips to 274637. Callers can remain anonymous.