AKRON, Ohio — Nearly a year after Jazmir Tucker, 15, was shot and killed by an Akron police officer, a special grand jury convened in Summit County and, after deliberating, has chosen not to indict the officer who pulled the trigger.

The special grand jury handed down its decision Thursday morning, according to the Summit County Clerk of Courts. It's not known what specific charges the special grand jury issued a no-bill on.

The officer, Davon Fields, hired in December 2019, will not be charged with a crime for the teen’s death.

Fields shot and killed Jazmir on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2024.

According to the Akron Police Department, a pair of patrol officers, parked in their marked cruiser at East Avenue and Vernon Odom Boulevard, heard gunshots nearby and exited their patrol car.

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