Bodycam Footage Shows Akron Police Shooting Black Teen Holding Fake Gun

Photo: Getty Images A family is seeking justice after Akron, Ohio police shot a 15-year-old Black teenager who was holding a fake gun, drawing parallels to the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, per Newsone. The shooting unfolded on April 1 after a woman called 911 to report a teen, later identified as Tavion Koonce-Williams, pointing a gun at homes in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood. “He pulled it (the gun) out and acted like he was going to shoot their houses,” the woman told a 911 dispatcher. She didn’t say any shots were fired or note that any people were in danger. Body camera footage shows an Akron officer spotting the teen upon arrival at the scene. The officer asked the boy where he was coming from and ordered him to show his hands. As he was exiting his vehicle, the officer shot the teen in the hand. “Shots fired, shots fired,” the officer said, per body camera footage. “It’s fake. It’s fake, it’s fake,” the child responded. The officer ordered the teen to get on the ground and handcuffed him. He removed the handcuffs after noticing blood coming from the boy’s gunshot wound. “It’s a fake gun, I promise,” the...