An Akron man told police he was shot in the thigh after he was accosted by four men Wednesday night outside a friend’s home in Highland Square.
The 31-year-old man said he was about to knock on a friend’s apartment door on South Rhodes Avenue when four men in black clothing confronted him and one put a gun to his head. He told police he attempted to push the gun-wielder away from him, but the man fired a shot that struck him in the thigh.
The injured man was transported to Summa Akron City Hospital. His wounds are not life-threatening, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2490.