Akron police and the Summit County medical examiner are investigating the homicide of an Akron woman who was shot in the head Oct. 12 has died from her injuries.
Anita Heard, 58, died Monday morning at Summa Akron City Hospital.
Heard was shot at her residence on Johnland Street in Akron’s Goodyear Heights neighborhood. Her husband, Phillip E. Battle, was apprehended after a brief car chase and brought to the police station for questioning. He was initially charged with felonious assault.
A Summit County grand jury indicted Battle on charges of felonious assault, domestic violence and having a weapon while under disability. He is currently in the Summit County Jail on a $100,000 bond, according to court records.
Additional charges are expected, according to the Akron Police Department’s daily report.