AKRON, Ohio —

Two teenage girls are dead after what police are investigating as a murder-suicide in Akron, Ohio.

According to a report from WKYC, Akron police say officers responded to the area of Peckham Street early Sunday morning for a report of a shooting. Advertisement

Officers at the scene found two girls with gunshot wounds. Life-saving efforts were made, but the two were pronounced dead at the scene.

WKYC reports that according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office, the 18-year-old was identified as Kayla Johnson; her death was ruled a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head. The 17-year-old's death was ruled a suicide.

"Early findings indicate that the women knew each other, and detectives are working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding this incident.

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