AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – Detectives believe a 25-year-old Akron man killed in October was shot unintentionally.

RELATED: Woman arrested for allegedly interfering with first responders after 25-year-old Akron man was shot

On Oct. 25, Akron police were called to an apartment in the 1100 block of Keys Place just before 10:30 p.m. for a shooting.

Officers arrived to find Neiko Swesey, 25, suffering from a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene.

On Monday, Akron police said there was evidence suggesting an unknown suspect was shooting outside the apartment building when one of the stray rounds appeared to have gone through a wall or window and struck Swesey.

Akron police arrested a woman on Oct. 25 for allegedly interfering with medical personnel and first responders.

If you have information about the shooting, you can call the Akron Police Department’s Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.

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