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The long delays on 77 this morning near the Pro Football Hall of Fame was more than just a crash; it was more like a shooting range.

 

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports an individual in the 2005 Kia minivan stopped on the side of the road in Canton on the southbound lane was riddled with bullet holes, and had blood on the inside of the vehicle. A woman who reportedly was inside the vehicle was struck by bullets in the hand and grazed in the back of the head, and was treated for what were termed "non life-threatening" injuries at Mercy Medical Center. The woman was transported to the hospital after running from her vehicle and trying to get help at a nearby residence before four o'clock this morning.

 

The Canton Repository reports that the woman was targeted in the shooting and it was not random.

 

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(OSHP) The Canton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting that occurred on Interstate 77, Wednesday, August 24, 2016.  at approximately 3:43 AM. A trooper with the Canton Post stopped with a 2005 Kia minivan

on IR 77 southbound near milepost 106 in the City of Canton.

 

Upon approaching the vehicle it was determined the vehicle was abandoned and had multiple bullet holes on the passenger and blood inside the vehicle.  Initial investigation has revealed the victim was fired upon while driving on Interstate 77 and fled on foot from the vehicle to a nearby residence for help after being shot in the hand and grazed on the back of the head.  

 

The victim was transported to Mercy Medical Center with non­life threatening injuries and is currently being treated and interviewed by Highway Patrol investigators. This case remains under investigation