Citizens of Akron woke up Thursday morning to some sad news, as long-time Ward 1 councilman Rich Swirsky lost his battle with leukemia. He was 68 years old.
Akron mayor Dan Horrigan joined the Ray Horner Morning Show for his usual Thursday radio visit, and he said Rich was a "true champion" in the city. He says Swirsky was very passionate about his duties in his ward, and that a city like Akron needs more people in public service who shared his passion. The mayor also touched on the police auditor position as far as enforcement goes, as well as the new corridor for Akron Children's Hospital and the future of the Chapel Hill Mall area.
Ward 1 Akron City Councilman, Rich Swirsky
Akron Police are investigating the murder of an as yet unidentified 28 year old man who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the backyard of a home in the 22 hundred block of 24th Street SW last night (Monday, May 24).
It is the 23rd homicide in Akron this year, and police are asking for tips to help them find out who did it.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip. You can also call Summit County Crimestoppers: 330-434-COPS, or Text TIPSCO with your tips to 2746.
This week, 3-D printed teeth, and even food for future deep space missions!
Special guests include Ohio 3-D printing device company executives, Makergear LLC Founder & CEO, Rick Pollack, and BeeHex Co-Founder & COO, Ben Feltner.
Makergear LLC is a 3-D printing device manufacturer based in Beachwood, with clients all over the world making everything from custom-fitted teeth to car parts.
Columbus-based BeeHex, makes autonomous 3-D printing bakery equipment, nutrition bars for clients including the US Military, and customized cakes and cookies for consumers in their SugarBot Bakery.
We'll also hear from CBS news about President Biden's visit to a Ford factory this week where they're rolling out new all electric F-150 pickup trucks, how Amazon is pressing pause again on police using their facial recognition technology, and how increasingly popular "space tourism", inspired a Russian filmmaker to make a movie on the International Space station.
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Rick Pollack, Makergear Founder & CEO
Ben Feltner, BeeHex Co-Founder & COO
Akron Police say an altercation between three men on an Akron Metro bus ended with a deadly shooting Tuesday evening.
Just about 5 p.m., APD says officers working at the Metro RTA transit center at 631 South Broadway Street in Akron heard gunshots and responded. On their approach, they noticed two men running from the bus, one who had a gun.
The officers caught the two men, placing them both into custody, though charges were not initially filed.
Akron Police have since reported that one man, a 17-year-old juvenile, has been charged with aggravated murder, carrying a concealed weapon, and more. The other individual who was initially placed into custody, also a 17-year-old, was released.
The man who was shot, a 21-year-old man who hasn't been identified yet, was taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General hospital with serious injuries. The Summit County Medical Examiner confirmed Wednesday morning that the victim died later Tuesday, just after 7 p.m., during surgery.
The suspect remains in the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center, per the latest from Akron Police.