Grand Jury Decision in Deadly Shooting of 15-Year-Old Jazmir Tucker: No Indictment Against Akron Police Officer

Akron police officer who shot and killed teen will not face criminal charges

Fifteen-year-old Jazmir Tucker was shot and killed by an Akron police officer on Thanksgiving night 2024.

Grand jury decision in deadly shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker: No indictment against Akron police officer

A grand jury has decided not to indict the Akron police officer in the deadly Thanksgiving night shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker.

Special grand jury chooses not to indict Akron officer who killed Jazmir Tucker

Nearly a year after Jazmir Tucker, 15, was shot and killed by an Akron police officer, a special grand jury convened in Summit County and, after deliberating, has chosen not to indict the officer who pulled the trigger.The special grand jury handed down its decision Thursday morning, according to the Summit County Clerk of Courts. It's not known what specific charges the special grand jury issued a no-bill on.The officer, Davon Fields, hired in …