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Residents deliver petition, urge Akron council to fire officer in shooting of 15-year-old
Summary
Speakers at Akron City Council delivered a petition with more than 1,400 signatures and urged the council and mayor to fire Officer Davon Fields, citing a September 2024 shooting of 15-year-old Jasmine Tucker and delayed aid to the victim. No formal council action followed during the meeting.
A group of residents delivered a petition with more than 1,400 signatures at the Akron City Council public comment period and urged the city to fire Officer Davon Fields over a police shooting that left 15‑year‑old Jasmine Tucker wounded.
The petition was presented by a speaker identified as Autumn and said, “Fire Davon Field. Justice for Jasmine, justice for us all.” William Reynolds, who introduced himself to the council and said it has been “327 days since a young citizen, Jasmine Tucker, was shot in the back by Davon Fields,” urged elected officials to act where a grand jury did not. “We know that it took 8 minutes 37 seconds…
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