Akron religious leaders have issued a list of policy demands after a grand jury decided not to indict the Akron police officer that fatally shot 15 year old Jazmir Tucker.

Two officers initially approached Tucker the night of Nov. 28, 2024, after hearing gunshots in the area, according to an initial police report. Body cam footage from the incident starts with officers running toward Tucker with weapons drawn. One officer, Davon Fields, fired at him with a rifle. Tucker is not seen in the video until he is being handcuffed, several minutes after the shooting. Police found a handgun in Tucker's zipped coat pocket. The autopsy report showed Tucker was fatally shot twice in the back and was also shot in the arm.

Members of the Greater Akron Fellowship of Clergy urged accountability after

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