Man hospitalized after shooting in North Canton

A man was hospitalized early Saturday morning after an altercation led to a shooting in North Canton, according to police.

Three men were drinking at a residence in the 700 block of Emerson Avenue when a physical altercation between two of the men occurred, and one was asked to leave around 3:30 a.m., North Canton police said.

Around 4:05 a.m., the man returned to the residence and entered through an unlocked door, police said.

The man who returned entered the bedroom of the man who was not involved in the physical altercation, and police said the returning man was shot in the chest.