20-year-old woman dead, man shot in parking lot of Chapel Hill movie theater in Akron

A 20-year-old woman died after midnight Sunday when someone fired multiple shots in the parking lot of a Chapel Hill movie theater in Akron, police said. 

A 22-year-old man also sustained several gunshot wounds, Akron Police Capt. David Laughlin said Sunday.

There was no description of a suspect or suspects, and the shooting is under investigation, police said. Police are unsure of the relationship between the victims and shooter(s). 

Laughlin said the first 911 call came in at 11:58 p.m. Saturday. 

"The caller said there was a lot of gunshots," Laughlin said.

An employee of the Regal Independence theaters, at 1210 Independence Ave., said he heard at least 20 shots in the parking lot after a movie let out. 

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office said the woman was pronounced dead at Summa Akron City Hospital. Her identity will not be released until an autopsy is completed Monday.

Social media posts mourning the death of the woman began to appear online a few hours after the shooting. She is pictured in the posts as a Kenmore-Garfield High School graduate. The Beacon Journal is not publishing her name until authorities release her identity.

Police are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip; call the Summit County Crime Stoppers at 330-434-COPS; or text TIPSCO with tips to 274637. Callers can remain anonymous.