'Deeply devastating': Ohio youth dies after falling off float at Memorial Day parade
'Deeply devastating': Ohio youth dies after falling off float at Memorial Day parade
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The boy fell off the front of a trailer and was run over by its tires at the Green Memorial Day parade near Akron.
The victim's name was not released, but he was identified as a seventh grader from nearby North Canton.
AKRON, Ohio − A 13-year-old boy has died after falling off a float at a Memorial Day parade south of Akron, authorities said.
The boy fell Monday off the front of a trailer, being pulled by a pickup, and was run over by the trailer's tires at the Green Memorial Day parade, Summit County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Corin Usinski said.
The Green Fire Department, on site for the parade, immediately responded to the incident and transported the teen to Akron Children's Hospital. Despite emergency medical efforts, the "injuries sustained were severe, and the juvenile was later pronounced deceased," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
"It was an absolute tragedy," Usinski said. "I've been doing this for 25 years as a police officer and I have never heard of this happening ever before."
Green is a city of about about 30,000 people, 10 miles south of Akron. The sheriff's office was investigating the incident with the Summit Metro Crash team.
"Our hearts go out to the family at this time, a terrible loss," Green Mayor Rocco Yeargin said. "We look to support them as a Green community any way that we can."
The victim's name was not released, but he was identified as a seventh grader from nearby North Canton. Yeargin said the Green school district was reaching out to North Canton school officials to offer counselors to help students there "get through this."
"The loss of a young life is deeply devastating, and our thoughts and prayers are with the student's family, friends, classmates and teachers during this unimaginable time," incoming North Canton Superintendent Tim Walker said in a message to school parents.
Shooting erupts in Philadelphia park: 2 killed, multiple people hurt
Two people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Memorial Day, police said Tuesday. All of the nine injured in the Monday night shooting were in stable condition. A male and a female, both adults, were killed, police said.
Three teenagers were among those wounded in the crowded park, according to the police.
No arrests had been made and no weapons recovered, police said.
Contributing: Reuters
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