4-year-old boy dies after fall into pond

An 11-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire during a Christmas Day shootout between two men on a West Price Hill street, according to police.

A stray bullet struck the girl in the buttocks, and her injury is not considered life-threatening, police said.

The shooting took place about 12:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Gilsey Avenue.

Shots were fired between a man in a car and a man on the street, police said.

A neighbor said the girl was running across the street when she was shot.

Two men came out of a house with their hands up and police took one of them into custody.

Jensen Hodge, the 4-year- old Ohio boy who fell through the ice into a pond on Sunday, has died.

The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office said Jensen died Tuesday at Akron Children’s Hospital.

Jensen was playing with his 6-year-old brother Landon at their family’s dairy farm in Sugar Creek Twp. near the village of Dalton in Wayne County when they walked onto an icy pond and fell through. Landon was able to keep his head above water until he was rescued by members of the East Wayne Fire Department, but Jensen was submerged.

Their grandfather Todd Farriss also attempted to save them but had to be rescued by firefighters as well. Their cousin Jae Weaver saw them fall in and immediately called 911.

Jensen was taken to Ault- man Orrville Hospital then airlifted to Akron Children’s Hospital. Landon also was transported to Akron Children’s by ambulance and released on Monday.

Biking and walking would be made bigger priorities under a plan approved this month by a regional Ohio transportation agency.

Goals of the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study include balancing recreational opportunities with healthy travel options and safety, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Tuesday. The group does research for northeastern Ohio, including Summit and Portage counties.

The study’s 38-page plan approved this month puts a priority on biking and walk- ing paths through 2045.

The transportation study group covers Summit and Portage counties, which includes 122 miles of shared biking and walking paths, and 50 miles of dedicated bike lanes. Major regional trails include the Ohio & Erie Towpath, the Summit Metro Parks Bike and Hike Trail, the Portage Bike and Hike Trail and the Headwaters Trail.

Among the study’s other goals is “zero-death” targets for bicycle and pedestrian crashes.