AKRON, Ohio -- A 22-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing another man who chased him Tuesday evening following a robbery at the apartment of the man's girlfriend.

Christian Pittman is charged with murder. He suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks during the incident and was treated and released from the hospital, according to a news release from Akron police.

Pittman is currently being held in Summit County Jail.

Officers responded about 5 p.m. to reports of gunfire on Everton Drive near Vernon Odom Boulevard.

A 27-year-old man was found with several gunshot wounds near the pool of Spring Hill Apartments. A security officer tried to help him. The medical examiner pronounced him dead on scene.

The man's girlfriend told police that two men walked into her apartment with guns, pushed her around and took an undisclosed amount of money before leaving, police said.

The boyfriend chased the gunmen from the apartment building east through the complex and was shot several times, police said.

Detectives are attempting to identify another man and woman who are possibly involved in the incident.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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