Saturday afternoon, the Akron Police Department released body camera footage of a fatal police shooting that happened last weekend.
Saturday afternoon, the Akron Police Department released body camera footage of a police shooting that happened last weekend and left 54-year-old Michael Donnell Jones dead.News 5's Jeff Levkulich will have more on this story at 6 p.m. You can watch below:The shooting happened on Aug. 17 just after 1 a.m. in a gas station parking lot in the 2200 block of East Avenue in Akron.According to police, Jones was shot and killed by an Akron officer while they were investigating a stolen vehicle.
Jones put the vehicle in gear, and it moved forward, dragging the officer momentarily, and at some point, the officer fired their weapon.Witnesses told News 5 that the U-Haul was pulling into the street when the shots were fired. One officer fired two rounds, striking Jones, police said.Officers administered emergency first aid, but Jones was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after, police said.
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