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Akron police say woman was shot by her boyfriend --- in front of her three children Wednesday evening.

Police say the 26-year-old woman was shot at an Inman Street home following an argument with her boyfriend, Jamarian Williams, 25, of Akron. The woman was found with multiple gunshot wounds to her her back, legs and hand. Officer say a newborn, a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old were inside the home during the shooting. The woman was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The kids were not injured. They have been placed into the custody of Summit County Children Services.

Police caught up to Williams after he fled the scene and led police on a short chase, during which he tossed the gun out the window.

Williams is charged with felonious assault, having weapons while under disability, endangering children, domestic violence, willful fleeing, tampering with evidence, receiving stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon, and improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.

According to police, officers recovered a gun that was thrown from the vehicle. The gun was reported stolen in 2011.

Akron police are looking for a 26-year-old Akron man who is accused of fatally shooting a dog late Sunday morning.

A 35-year-old man told police that he was walking the golden retriever mix in the 400 block of West Waterloo Road when a man standing in a driveway pulled out a handgun from his car and shot the dog in the chest.

Police say the suspect, later identified as Kenneth P. Walker, 26, of West Waterloo Road, jumped into his car and fled.

Police have signed a warrant for Walker for discharging a firearm, weapons under disability and cruelty to animals.

According to police, Walker should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Police Department at (330) 375-2490.