- A 17-year-old was found mysteriously shot to death while in police custody
- Police haven’t said whether the teen shot himself or how the gun ended up inside the cruiser
- Xavier McMullen wasa arrested on suspicion robbery along with two others
- Akron detectives, the department’s Office of Professional Standards and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating
- The two other suspects have been charged with aggravated robbery
Xavier McMullen (pictured), 17, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the back of a police cruiser
Authorities say a 17-year-old male has been found fatally shot in the back seat of a police cruiser in the northeast Ohio city of Akron.
Akron police said in a statement a gun was found Friday night next to the teen, who was identified as Xavier McMullen, according to Fox8 Cleveland News.
Police haven’t said whether the teen shot himself or how the gun ended up inside the cruiser.
The shooting occurred after the teen and two 18-year-old men were arrested as suspects in an earlier armed robbery and were placed in separate cruisers around 11.00pm.
Police said McMullen and two accomplices allegedly held a pair of female victims at gunpoint and stole their property at the 2200 block of 10th Street.
Authorities haven’t said whether the teen shot himself or how the gun ended up inside the cruiser
Police said McMullen and two accomplices allegedly held a pair of female victims at gunpoint and stole their property at the 2200 block of 10th Street
Police Capt. Daniel Zampelli said a gunshot was heard while officers were investigating and found the teen ‘mortally wounded.’
He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Akron detectives, the department’s Office of Professional Standards and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating.
The two other adult suspects, 18-year-old Matthew Allen and 18-year-old Anthony Criss, have been charged with aggravated robbery.
They are currently being held at the Summit County Jail until their pending arraignments next week.