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Police are investigating a double homicide after a mother and her son were found dead inside an Akron home late Sunday.

Officers said a 9-year-old called police to report that her mother and brother had been shot in the chest at their Hartford Avenue home. She told police her brother was dead and her mom was still alive.

Officers found the 48-year-old woman on the first floor near the staircase and the 28-year-old man was found in the upstairs bedroom. The woman was able to tell police that three men entered the house and fired multiple shots at her and her son.

The woman was taken to the hospital where she later died. The 9-year-old was not injured. The child has been placed with relatives.

No motive has been released. The victims' names are being withheld pending positive identifications and family notifications.