The Portage County Sheriff’s Office and Kent police are investigating a shooting that took place at Pebblebrook Apartments in Franklin Township on Sunday evening. 

One male victim has been transported to UH Portage Medical Center, Sheriff David Doak confirmed. The victim was shot in the shoulder, but his condition is unknown.

Witnesses reported the suspect fled the scene and ran toward the Walmart nearby.

Xiao Cheng, a senior marketing major at Kent State and a resident of the complex, said he was heading to dinner with a friend, and when he came outside, he saw an injured man on the ground.

Cheng called the Kent police sometime between 7:30 and 8 p.m.

“I felt we needed to help, so my first reaction was to call 911,” Cheng said.

Colin Shinosky, a junior nursing major and a resident of the complex, was standing outside for about an hour when he spoke with KentWired.

“My roommate said he heard gunshots,” Shinosky said. “I drove down and saw a whole line of flashing lights and I thought I might as well go see what the hell is going on.”

Reports of a shooting at Pebblebrook Apartment complex in Kent, Ohio. https://t.co/vofJcO6SCm

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 Police placed crime scene tape around the parking lots of the apartment complex. The investigation is ongoing, Doak said.

Kent State tweeted at 8:11 p.m. that the location of the shooting took place about two miles from campus, “and we have recieved no information that would indicate a threat to our campus.”

An incident earlier this evening at an apartment complex in Franklin Township is being investigated by the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. The location is about 2 miles away from the Kent Campus, and we have received no information that would indicate a threat to our campus.

— Kent State (@KentState) November 5, 2018

 Valerie Royzman is the features editor. Contact her at [email protected].

Brynn Pennell and Brandon Bounds contributed to this story.