Boyfriend Charged In Killing Of Akron Woman

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A suspect is in custody and charged in the weekend killing of an Akron woman.

Police dispatched to a Miles Avenue home early Saturday morning found 44-year-old Rebecca Lee Guthrie at the scene.

She had been shot and stabbed and died before she could be transported for medical care.

Guthrie's 25-year-old son was also shot. Police have since arrested Guthrie's boyfriend -- Gregory Tillman -- on charges including murder and felonious assault.


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