Followup OH: Robber Shot by Armed Victim had Robbed Couple Earlier

According to a police report that was taken four miles away in Akron, 22-year-old Jontae Alexander tried to rob a man on Rhodes Avenue, about an hour after the couple called for help.

But in the second case, the 27-year-old victim Alexander allegedly went after was also armed.

When police arrived, he told officers he shot Alexander, but before he died, Alexander shot back, hitting him in the arm and his side.

Akron police told 19 News they’d been working with Barberton police to determine if Alexander is the same man who robbed the couple.

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