Two Shot in Stow Saturday Night (UPDATE)

Last updated: March 2 at 10:58 p.m.

Police are piecing together why two people were shot in a house at 4034 Osage St. at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Police were looking for the shooters late Saturday. The injuries to both victims are not life-threatening, police said in a news release.

Stow police officers responded to a call about a man being shot at the Osage St. address and found Jason Hoy, 20, had been shot in a lower limb.

Hoy was taken to a nearby hospital and interviewed by Stow detectives.

At 7:01 p.m., police received a call that someone was dropped off by a private car at Akron General North with a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim, 21-year-old Andrew Brown, was interviewed by Stow detectives and treated for his injuries. 

Brown and Hoy told police that three men entered the Osage Street home, shot them and then fled. 

Stow Police Department Evidence Technicians recovered several shell casings, a quantity of marijuana, scales and other drug paraphernalia from the scene of the shooting. 

Stow police are following up on several leads and the investigation is continuing. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident can call police Detective E. Gaffney at 330-689-5731.

Check back with Stow Patch for updates as they are made available. 

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Two people were shot in Stow Saturday evening, Mayor Sara Drew said.

The two victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The mayor said the Stow Police Department is investigating. 

The last time there was a shooting in Stow was in 2009 when a Graham Road BP gas station employee was shot in the stomach.