Police investigating shooting that injured two men in Stark County

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Two men were injured in a shooting Tuesday night in Canton Township, according to a Canton Police Department investigative report.

Officers were dispatched around 9:33 p.m. June 16 to the 1700 block of Sherrick Road SE after receiving reports of a shooting. Dispatchers were advised that two individuals had been shot in the leg and were being transported to Aultman Hospital for treatment.

When officers arrived, they spoke with a witness who said the victims had been standing near a Chevrolet Tahoe along with another individual when a side-by-side utility vehicle arrived. According to the report, an exchange occurred before one of the occupants allegedly fired a shotgun toward the group.

Both victims suffered gunshot wounds to their legs. A third individual then drove them to the hospital for medical treatment.

Police classified the incident as a felonious assault.

No additional information on the victims’ conditions was immediately available.

The shooting remains under investigation.