A Summit County grand jury chose not to issue any indictments in the fatal Akron police shooting of Michael Jones last summer, according to a statement Wednesday from Mayor Shammas Malik.

Two Akron officers approached Jones, a 54 year old Black man, while investigating a stolen U-Haul at a gas station in Kenmore that Jones was driving, according to an initial report following the shooting. One of the officers, Michael Novak , fired two rounds, fatally striking Jones, after he attempted to drive off with both officers partially in the U-Haul. Jones died at the scene. Officers found a loaded handgun in the vehicle after the shooting.

The grand jury made a no bill determination in the case, meaning the two officers involved, Novak and Nakoa Anderson, will not face criminal charges.

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