>> reporter: akron police tell me the 3-year-old wandered off. they are calling a bad batch of heroin here in accon. >> the call business gan earlier this evening in the park lot and a pick up drive hit a was passed -- police on the scenes he was passed out and he midit out alive but with serious burns. >> another in the parking lots of a dairy kwic on britain road. count they responded to at least 24 over dose calls and >> tonight there is no conformed over dose death but there were 4 last night and bringing the total to this year 112 deathsp live in akron. -- deaths and live in akron. >> we get back thighs image scene across the country -- this image and scene across the according to the facebook page will be taken care of by other family members and the police chief are talking about that controversial image. >> few people even know about them. the drug problem came in a head. >> it is hev where and you have -- ever where you have people who are dying it is nonstop. >> and that is why they that now imfumous picture: we discussed this and we ta

wednesday morning akron police say a facebook post about a clown coming to shoot at firestone high school terrified parents and kids. police tell us that it was nothing more hoax. >> why are you afraid of clowns. >> people putting make occupy their face and change their teeth to scare people is ridiculous. >> asking questions, getting answers, shanice dunning, cleveland 19 news >> chris: akron police tell us the clowns spotted in the area have not threatened or harassed anyone >> denise: cleveland 19 news and your family safe and that includes helping you protect your identity >> chris: tomorrow there's a free paper shredding day. sue mcconnell president of the greater cleveland better business bureau. thank you for joining us, sue. let's get right to it. what items should we always shred. >> anything with your signature, social security number. any kind of personal account information, bank account, credit card bills, anything with that kind of information >> denise: what about prescription packaging and stuff like that. they can't do much with it. or should you shred it, too. >> anything with your name and address that ends u

>> reporter: akron police tell me the 3-year-old wandered off. they are calling a bad batch of heroin here in accon. >> the call business gan earlier this evening in the park lot and a pick up drive hit a

>> reporter: akron police are telling me that woman is still alive this morning but she is in pretty bad shape at akron city hospital. here is what we know: investigators say around 7:40 last night the woman's boyfriend kicked in did -- in the door to her home shooting the 27-year-old several times. her 3 young children re inside when this was happening but they were not hurt. first responders rushed her to the hospital. after a short chase, the suspect was arrested. we are working to get more information here at apd . we will be sure to keep you updated, but right now we're told that woman is still alive this morning. >>> no new information on the 16-year-old who died from a heroin overdose at a hotel in his mother and grandmother pled guilty of his death. heather and brenda frey admitted to giving him the drugs that killed him. it is was found dead in april. both women will be sentenced in april -- -- both women will be sentenced. >>> the fbi dea would talk about drug abuse and what schools can do to about 2 dozen superintendents are expected to be there. >>> wellington schools are

there mother was rushed akron city hospital with serious injuries. again, police tell me she is still alive we are i am checking in with apd and we will bring you any updates that they give us. >>> a grand jury is now considering charges in the case of a north ridgeville man accused of gunning down a woman after a car crash. police say matthew, the one who ran a red light and crashed then got out of his car and shot her. his friends told us he suffers from ptsd. >> we are concerned about the fact that appears to be an attempt and we are not accusing anyone of that but to spin the tragedy and make him the victim as opposed to hurt. >> he is being held on a million-dollar bond as his case most to county court. >>> the presidential race is making a stop here today. >> joe biden play -- pay a visit to permit today . that is where we find our very own nick foley. good morning. >> reporter: good morning guys, there is no denying how important the state of ohio is when it comes to presidential elections and the season is proving to be no different. joe biden will make a stop

>> reporter: akron police are telling me that woman is still alive this morning, but she is in pretty bad shape. the neighborhood was dark and quiet when we were there, but police describe a pretty last night in the 800 block of n lynn street. a 25-year-old man kicking the door open shooting his girlfriend multiple times with her 3 children inside when it happened. investigators tell us they are not hurt but they are muscular -- mother russia the hospital with serious injuries . she is still alive. we're checking in for the latest updates . we will be along to you. >>> time now 5:03: a grand jury is considering charges for a man accused of gunning down a woman after a car crash. the man ran a red light and crashed into deborah pearl. he got out of his car and shot her with the rifle. several friends of the suspect told us the marines suffered from ptsd. >> where concerned about the fact attempt -- and we are not accusing anyone of that , to spend this tragedy and make him -- spin this tragedy and make him the victim instead of her. . >> he is being held on $1 million bond. >>> another

police here in akron tell me that they were familiar with this couple. they answered calls for help from this couple. there was a history of domestic violence that they say led to this boyfriend shooting his girlfriend multiple times in front of three small children. this was the scene not long after 26-year-old bianca was shot multiple times. her young children, just 2 months old, the others 2 and 4 were there as it happened. williams took off and left haskell bleeding at the front door of her house according to police. luckily next door neighbors heard the shots and ran to the house to help. >> how is the victim doing when you went over there? >> gasping for air and asking to help her. and i sat there and talked to and, like i said, i grabbed a pile of clothes off of her couch. i didn't know what to do and just started putting a -- holding tight. >> reporter: williams is being held at the summit county jail. he faces a long list of charges, including felonious assault. right now bianca haskell, we're told by akron police, is hanging in there. but she f

police to a body in mansfield. sources tell us the victim is candice marie cunningham of canton. a body in akron is rebekah leicy. police identified two found in an ashland house stacey stan and elizabeth griffin and police in woman who's body was found over a decade ago. grate claims jane doe was his fist victim. getting answers chris tanaka, cleveland 19. >> romona: okay, chris. we continue to get answers about the deadly police-involved shooting in akron. denise zarrella has been working on this story all day and has an update. denise? >> reporter: romona, i should tell you the summit county medical examiner's office has not released the identity of the man shot if you take a look behind me will you see the caravan neighbors say belonged to the man shot by police. police say he was reaching inside that vehicle and pulled out in the middle of pulling out that assault rifle when he was shot. >> a memorial for my dad and my bottled water is over there. >> ironically she was working on a peace garden witnessing her 61-year-old neighbor shot by responding to a fight between two neighbors when the 1-year-old man reac

incident where police tell us 2 people in her 20s were fatally shot on east 26 street just hours after the step. if you know anything about this we can's violence call cleveland police. >>> akron also dealing with it 's own safety issues but not from gun violence; their problem is heroin. 8 people have died and another 4 >>> lawmakers in the state are working hard to find solutions to the drug epidemic. today malaria representatives will answer questions about there efforts. also tomorrow there is a brand- new law going into effects that will protect 911 callers who witness an overdose from being arrested on drug charges when they call for help. >>> still ahead, the browns first game in the books and now that we have seen the squad in action we are looking ahead to >>> we're getting you ready for a big celebration. how you can score the best freebies during downtown days and. come on back. >>> good morning and welcome back. the chilly start. when you are walking outside the door, that might catch you off guard. but don't worry, it will get better . temperatures are expected to reach the 80s. 77 west lake today with a high of 81 in cleveland, 81 strongsville. parma also 81. we'

>> reporter: police are in akron say heroin laced with fentanyl and carfentanil is to blame. it is now responsible for 24 overdose calls in about nine hours. police tell us the driver crashed into a pool in the parking lot of the chapel hill mall hitting a guardrail. minutes later, his truck was on fire. he was passed out when police arrived. likely, he made it out alive but is now left with serious burns. it did not stop there on friday. on canton road police found a suspected overdose victim and another brittain road. maybe the most disturbing of them all, police found a 3-year- old wandering through a neighborhood while the adults were being treated for overdoses. we did speak with police. they haven't had any overdose calls since 11:00 friday night. however, they are keeping a close eye on this terrifying situation. we will keep you updated if anything happens. children are having some us exposure, schools are taking action to bring awareness. one district in elyria city made a 15 minute educational video they are showing two students grades four through 12 -- to students grades 4 through 12. one paramedic explained how to build it is to save live

that's when i told my girlfriend, you know, call the police and tell them that there's a pretty serious person on the road with some road rage. >> akrone and fire. >> there is a dodge truck. it is purple. they just threw a drinking glass out of their car at my car. >> his girlfriend is on the phone and fulmer records the woman's next move with his cell phone. though police say you really shouldn't record and drive. >> sometimes the best proof of things is a video. the police had said that they were only about 30 seconds away, and because she had thrown things at the car, if we were close enough, you know, just keep your distance. >> the couple does not heed police advice. >> she told us to pull into summit mall by putting her hand out of her truck and pointing toward the mall. >> fulmer pulls up next to the purple truck in the mall's parking lot and when the driver steps out of her vehicle, she's raging mad. >> they're pulling a bat out. >> yeah. now what? put your camera on. you let two [ bleep ] people pass you all before you all started [ bleep ] with me. >> we pulled probably about 30 feet from her. she got out of her car and star

tell us that a disturbing message was found in a restroom that referenced a columbine style shooting your police will have patrols inside and outside of the school building tomorrow. >>> shot by akron police. >> witnesses say he was carrying an assault rifle. >> reporter: the bci has been called into investigate the shooting. the officer has been placed on paid administrative leave while they investigate the case. she was tending to her father's memorial in this prayer garden when she said she witnessed a fight. >> something bad was about to the police came. >> reporter: the police said they got a call about a fight. a 61-year-old suspect allegedly slammed his neighbors arm in a car door. police say two officers arrived on the scene and approached the man. >> he started walking away. >> reporter: according to police and witnesses the man reached for an assault rifle in the car. >> the officer said drop your weapon three or four times. >> repor continued to reach for it. >> the officer had nothing to do but fire shoots -- shots at the suspect. >> i was on my hands and knees because i did not know which way the bullets were going. >> reporter: the suspect was hit in the torso and lat

tell you that grate is scheduled to be back in court later this month. >> brian: all right, thank you. and in akron, the identity of a 61-year-old man fatally shot by police has not yet been released. the 61-year-old reached for an assault rifle as he approached a van yesterday afternoon. officers told him to stop, but the suspect according to police and some witnesses that we spoke th one officer fired shots striking the suspect in the upper body. that suspect transported to the cleveland clinic akron general medical center where he later died. >> tia: beefed up security at lakewood high school and both middle schools after a threatening message found on a bathroom wall. janitors found the message friday night. the threat said, quote, i will make columbine look like a f-ing joke. it also included a swastika. police have been investigating superintendent and asked -- is it really that serious? >> this day and age, we don't take it likely. we take everything serious whether it was a joke, whether someone is just trying to reach out and has other issues, we discovered it friday night and right away saturday we began to notify not only lakewood police depart

akron after a deadly police-involved shooting. >> chris: we have the 911 call for help and hearing from a witness. denise zarrella live getting answers. denise? >> reporter: the 911 call came from inside this apartment building. neighbors tell me there was an ongoing dispute over a small dog that unfortunately ended with a man being shot multiple times by the caravan yesterday. you are about to hear the call that came to police for help here at this akron apartment building. >> what's going on there? >> a guy upstairs comes down and jammed my friend's hand in the door. he started cussing at my niece and dog. >> when police arrived they say a 61-year-old man who lived here only a month grabbed an assault rifle and pointed it at police. kathy saw the whole thing. >> police told him to leave the weapon where it was. no, don't reach for the weapon and told him four times to leave it alone. the guy pointed it at the officer, the officer opened fire on him. >> the summit county medical examiner's office has not released the identity of the man have to use fingerprints to positively i.d. him and as of today they were trying to contact family members to let them know what happened. >> asking questions, getting answers, denise zarre

. >> reporter: police tell me that no weather calls of common sense 11:00 last night for overdose cases. however, that is not to say that it is not happening here in akron. in just nine hours on friday, 24 overdose cases were recorded here in akron. they say it's because of a, quote, bad batch of heroin. in one of the cases, found a child wandered off when parents in the house were being treated for overdoses. this can have a lifelong effect on children. >> sadly there is a need for an ongoing service. you come in and meet with someone one or 2 tensioner out the door, it's not that anymore. [ indiscernible - intermittent >> reporter: experts also tell us that children who are exposed to these kinds of drugs at an early age can also have trouble warming relationships, even into adulthood. getting them help early is the most important step work coming up in the next half hour, i will show you just how bad this heroin epidemic is in akron. h -- a driver crashes his truck and it catches on fire. i will have that story coming up. live in akron, g morning cleveland" -- newschannel5 . >>> in the mail shared with tunnel 12 from the fire -- channel 5 with the fi