Saturday, 19 January 2013 17:40

UPDATE Police: Shooting At Medina County Gun Show An Accident

Written by  Mike Ward
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A shooting at a Medina County gun show this afternoon has sent one man to the hospital.

Medina police tell AkronNewsNow.com that the shooting at the gun show was accidental.

Witnesses tell NewsChannel 5 that the shooting happened when a vendor was handling a loaded gun, and accidentally shot himself.

There are few other details available at this time, including the name of the man who was shot or his condition.

Medina police are continuing their investigation.

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On the Web: WEWS NewsChannel 5, www.newsnet5.com

Last modified on Saturday, 19 January 2013 20:16
Mike Ward

Mike Ward

Mike Ward has been a radio news reporter and anchor for over 20 years, for a variety of stations in Ohio, Virginia, and California. For seven years, he was a news reporter and anchor for Sacramento's top-rated news/talk station, KFBK, and was also news director for WFIR in Roanoke, Virginia.  He's also been heard on Cleveland stations. Mike has a special interest in technology, and was a regular on the nationally syndicated radio show "On Computers with Gina Smith". Despite his out-of-area experience, Mike is an Akron native. He was born at Akron City Hospital, and grew up in Cuyahoga Falls. He's been with AkronNewsNow since 2009. You can  reach Mike through the newsroom at 330-864-6397, or by email mward@rcrg.net.

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