24-year-old mother shot, killed in Akron

Akron police continue to look for suspects after a 24-year-old mother was shot to death at an apartment complex in the Summit Lake neighborhood.

Police were called to an apartment at 14 Socrates Place around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

When they arrived, they found Paige Calich in a doorway. She had been shot multiple times.

She was transported to the hospital, where she later died.

No arrests have been made.

Multiple family friends and neighbors told News 5 that Calich's two small children were home at the time of the shooting.

The kids were not hurt physically, but Captain Michael Miller said the emotional toll is heart-wrenching.

"It's painstakingly horrific and such a loss for her family, for everyone that knew her," Miller said. "To be a mother and a young mother— her life was taken senselessly (and that) has a profound impact on children."

Noelle Jones, who lives in the apartment, was distraught over the deadly shooting. Her kids play with Calich's kids.

"For whoever is responsible for something like this, just know that you took somebody who is a mom, somebody that has kids, somebody that had a future," Jones said.

Investigators believe Calich may have been involved in some sort of altercation Saturday, hours before the shooting.

The specific details of that altercation and whether it led up to the woman's death aren't clear at this time, but it's part of the ongoing probe.

Police have not named any suspects, but Miller said detectives are following every possible lead.

"We ask the community for their help because this is a young mother that lost her life essentially for no reason," Miller said.

Anyone with information on the murder is urged to call the Akron Police Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS.

The family planned a candlelight vigil in Akron Monday evening to remember Calich.