Akron police detectives are investigating three separate shootings that happened on Sunday.

The first shooting happened near the intersection of Grant Street and Cole Avenue. A 20-year-old man reported to police that he was shot in the shoulder and had his car stolen. The second shooting happened on Shoreline Drive where a 30 year-old man was shot in the right thigh. The third was reported on Cole Avenue where a bullet grazed the head of a 23-year-old man. All the victims were taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Police say the shootings do not appear to be related

The impact of the deadly shooting in Dallas is hitting local communities. The Cleveland Police Deparmtent has ordered officers to patrol the streets with a partner and the Akron Police Department is also following those orders.

"...officers will be only two-man cars, which for us is not typical for our daytime patrol officers. But until further notice, we will be operating on two-man cars." said APD Major Kenneth Ball.

The department has been involved in a number of training programs -- including training on implicit biases.

For the Summit County Sheriff's Office, the department is focused on remaining vigilant.

"We're going to stay vigilant," said Barry. "We've had a heightened awareness level for a while now due to the problems throughout the country and we're going to continues to proactively approach it that way."

Sheriff Steve Berry says training continues to be an important priority of the department, especially ahead of the Republican National Convention where they will be sending between 20 to 40 deputies.

A local police officer's video reaction to the recent police shooting in Louisiana is going viral.

Warrensville Heights police officer Nakia Jones expressed her outrage and frustration in a 7-minute video, calling on officers with racist views -- who took an oath to serve and protect -- to take off their uniforms.

In the video, Jones also pleads for the youth to put the guns down and stop the deadly violence hitting local communities.

The video has received more than 3 million views.

Exactly one year since its groundbreaking, Central Park in the city of Green will officially open to the public this weekend. 

Major Timothy Jenkins hasn't seen his family in about 10 months after being deployed to Kuwait. When he learned he would returning from deployment earlier than planned, he knew it was the perfect opportunity to surprise his family.

As a supporter and volunteer at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational for five years, Jenkins of Avon was thrilled to use it as the location to surprise his wife and four kids during a military appreciation ceremony.

His wife, Rania, was told she would be accepting an award on her husband's behalf for his service as a volunteer. But as she was expecting another holiday weekend without her husband, Major Jenkins was hiding just outside of Firestone Country Club waiting to create a memorable homecoming. 

Pro golfer Billy Hurley III was there to announce the surprise during a military appreciation ceremony. 

Disaster relief efforts are still underway for those affected by West Virginia's flooding that left 23 people dead and damaged more than a thousand homes.

Here in Summit County, Heather Anderson is spending her Fourth of July weekend collecting donations in Lakemore. Anderson, who was born in West Virginia, says her grandparents had lost everything in floods in the 1950s.

"It just touched my heart, knowing that they were grateful for the help they had received when they lost everything," said Anderson. "I thought, if I could in some small way just give back to the state that had helped by grandparents when they had lost everything as well."

Anderson said many local residents share a connection with those in West Virginia. She said many came to the Rubber City when shops were rising several decades ago.

"We have a community here that is hurting because they see their family members hurting as well."

Donations will be accepted through Monday at the Lakemore United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Items requested for donations include water, clothing and even pet care supplies.

"It's been very touching to see how many people truly want to help," said Anderson.

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UPDATE: Canton Police say it was a Chevy Impala that struck and killed Christian A. Thornton early Thursday morning and then drove off. They are unsure of the color of the vehicle, but say it was a later model, between 2000 and 2005. They're asking the public's help, along with the help of any body-shop workers in the area. They say the vehicle will likely have damage to the front left end, in the fog lamp area. 

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A 24-year-old man was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street in Canton early Thursday morning.

State troopers say Christian A. Thornton of Canton was crossing Market Avenue near 30th Street and was struck by a vehicle that left the scene of the crash shortly before 2 a.m. Thornton was taken to Mercy Medical Center where he later died.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Canton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol at (330) 433-6200.