Speaker urges council to fire Akron officer Devon Fields; says officer remains on paid leave after fatal shooting
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During public comment, Tamara Coty urged Akron council to act on the case of Officer Devon Fields, who she said has remained on paid leave for nearly 10 months following the fatal shooting of Jasmine Tucker. The council took no formal action during the meeting.
Tamara Coty used her public-comment time to call on Akron leaders to act regarding Officer Devon Fields, whom she said remains on paid leave nearly 10 months after the officer shot and killed Jasmine Tucker.
"I am tired of hearing about him still being on paid leave almost 10 months after he killed Jasmine Tucker," Coty said. She also alleged Fields had fired the same AR weapon through a door at Lawrence Rogers and referred to an April 19, 2023, incident during a Jaylen Walker caravan in which she said tear gas and other crowd-control measures were deployed. Coty described the officer as "rogue" and said she worries for community safety while he remains on the force or on leave. She also alleged that a document calling for his firing had been leaked to the Fraternal Order of Police, which she said endangered a person named Eric.
The transcript records these claims as public comment; the council did not vote or announce any action related to personnel or discipline in the meeting record.