Canton police Chief Jack Angelo his department to a call of shots fired near 9th St and Fulton Ave NW Wednesday night at 9 p.m. 

While traveling to the scene, police were advised a shooting victim was being transported to the hospital by private vehicle.

Officers responded to the hospital where they found a subject suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim later passed away at the hospital.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Canton Police Detective Bureau at 330-489-3144 or 330 649-5800. You can also leave an anonymous tip at tip411. Start your tip with the word "Canton".