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Early Saturday morning, 54-year-old Michael Donnell Jones was shot and killed by Akron Police while they were investigating a stolen vehicle, according to the Akron Police Department.Just after 1 a.m., police were investigating the stolen U-Haul in a gas station parking lot in the 2200 block of East Avenue, police said.It is unclear what led to the shooting, but one officer fired two rounds, striking the Jones, police said.
A loaded gun was recovered from the vehicle, police said.The Bureau of Criminal Investigation will be conducting the investigation, and confirmed there were no new updates Monday. Akron Police said the officer involved, a two-and-a-half-year veteran of the department, has been placed on paid administrative leave.
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