Akron police: 24-year-old man shot dead after ‘altercation’ inside residence [Video]

Police believe the 24-year-old and another man had knocked on the door of the residence and “rushed in” and assaulted another man inside the home before being shot.

A 24-year-old man was shot dead after being involved in an “altercation” inside an Akron home early Sunday morning with the alleged shooter claiming it was in self-defense, police said.

The incident took place at a residence in the 1900 block of Garden Court just before 4 a.m., according to an Akron Police Department press release.

Witnesses told police the 24-year-old and another man had knocked on the door of the residence and “rushed in when the door was opened.” The 24-year-old shooting victim then allegedly assaulted a 23-year-old man inside the home.

It was during this fight that a 19-year-old man allegedly grabbed his gun and fired one shot at the 24-year-old.

The 24-year-old left the apartment and later collapsed outside, police …