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The city of Akron has released police dash and body camera footage connected to the deadly Thanksgiving night shooting when an officer opened fire and killed 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker during an incident near East Avenue and Vernon Odom Boulevard.
Release of the body camera video comes as the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues looking into the situation. A law passed in 2021 requires the city of Akron to release footage in use-of-force incidents involving the police department within seven days of when it happened.
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