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One man died and two others sustained injuries after a vehicle crashed into a FirstEnergy utility pole in Barberton on June 18, according to a Barberton Police Department news release.
Barberton police officers responded to the crash in the area of South Van Buren Avenue and Harold Avenue at 10 p.m., finding Benjamin Hutchison, a 20-year-old from Akron, lying on the sidewalk with bystanders performing CPR, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s office.
Hutchison was pronounced dead at the scene.
Summit County Medical Examiner found the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the torso. The manner of death was homicide.
The two other passengers were transported to an area hospital for treatment.
There is an ongoing investigation by the Barberton Police Department Detective Bureau, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Barberton Police Department at 330-745-2181.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Man with gunshot wound in Barberton dies after crash into utility pole
Reporting by Lauren Cohen, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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