Man Shot at Silver Meadows; Suspect Sought

are looking for a shooting suspect after a man was shot on Silver Meadows Boulevard early this morning.

Police responded to an apartment in the 900 block of Silver Meadows Blvd. at 12:14 a.m. Friday for a report of a 40-year-old man with a gun shot wound to the torso, according to police.

The transported the victim to Akron City Hospital.

Kent Police Lt. Bob Treharn said the victim was last listed in the intensive care unit at the hospital. The victim has not been identified.

The unknown suspect, a light-skinned black male in his early twenties, shot the victim during a reported robbery attempt and then fled on foot, according to the police. The suspect was described as 6 feet tall with a thin build and wearing gray pants with a red plaid shirt. The suspect is armed and considered dangerous by police.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Kent Police at 330-673-7732.