Akron’s police chief says there are “lessons to be learned” following a police shooting of a man outside a bar last week, who did not appear to be armed despite witness reports of him brandishing a gun.

Akron officials released a 911 call and bodycam footage of the incident Tuesday. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting, which occurred outside Karam’s Lounge in the Ellet neighborhood on Nov. 11.

The 10-minute video shows police not appearing to find a gun on the man who was shot.

“[Officers] do an incredibly difficult and complex job, where they sometimes must make split second decisions,” Police Chief Brian Harding said in a Tuesday news release. “We have high standards in the Akron Police Department and that includes a belief that there is always room

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