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Families demand accountability after Jasmine Tucker’s death; council leadership proposes University of Akron use-of-force review
Summary
Family members and community speakers demanded accountability in the death of Jasmine Tucker during public comment; council leadership said they have discussed a comprehensive, lower-cost review of the city's use-of-force policies with the University of Akron's Department of Criminal Justice Studies.
Several speakers, including Jasmine Tucker's mother, addressed Akron City Council during public comment calling for accountability and community action after Tucker's death.
"Mother should ever have to bury their child, especially to an officer's poor judgement. Justice for Jasmine or Tucker, forever 15," one commenter, identified only as Autumn, said during public comment.
Ash the Green, who identified herself as Jasmine Tucker's mother, said Tucker's life "was taken, cut short due to Devon Fields," and described the emotional and financial impacts on her family. "I've…
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