Sheriff's office investigating after 4 shot at Canton bar
CANTON, Ohio (WJW) — Four people were shot early Sunday morning at a bar in Canton, the Stark County Sheriff's Office said.
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According to a news release, the sheriff's office received a 911 call about shots fired at Ashton's Bar & Grill at 2900 8th Street NE just before 3 a.m.
Deputies at the scene found four people who had been shot. All four victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
'Witnesses did not provide information about the shooter(s), so detectives are working to gather more details,' the news release said.
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If you have information about the shooting, you are asked to call the Sheriff's Office at(330) 430-3800 or provide an anonymous tip by calling the Anonymous Crime Tip Line at (330) 451-3937.
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