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Cuyahoga Valley National Park needs help identifying shooting victim found in Peninsula

Posted at 8:16 AM, Jul 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-05 10:09:54-04
The National Park Service is seeking help in identifying an assault victim found in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
 
Park rangers received a report about a victim found in a field near Akron-Peninsula and Northhampton Roads in Boston Township Sunday morning.
 
The woman, who's around 18 years old, is in critical condition at a hospital. Richfield police took the 911 call. In it, the caller indicated that the woman may have been shot. 
 
"She's in a local hospital in critical condition, last we heard, and we're not being more specific about the nature of the injuries because it's an on-going investigation," National Park Service spokesperson Jennie Vasarhelyi told newsnet5.com.
 
She is described as African American, about 110 to 120 pounds and roughly 5-feet 4-inches tall. She was wearing light blue jean shorts, a pink tank top and white sneakers.
 
The National Park Service and the FBI are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call 440-546-5945.
 
 
Cuyahoga Valley National Park has 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron.