Beacon Journal readers write about local police shootings, the murder of a health insurance CEO and Donald Trump's plans as ...

Akron police officer who shot Jazmir Tucker used deadly force in prior case On Thanksgiving night, Jazmir was ...

About 300 people gather to honor life of Jazmir Tucker, 15, who was killed by an Akron police officer in a Thanksgiving night ...

The Beacon Journal is gathering responses to questions readers have asked about the shooting of Jazmir Tucker. Here's what we ...

The City of Akron confirmed police officer Davon Fields shot and killed Jazmir Tucker. City and BCI files show his ...

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik took to X to speak out against threats made toward Akron police weeks after an officer killed ...

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik issued a statement on social media Saturday afternoon stating that the Akron Police Department and ...

Most residents at Wednesday's meeting wanted the officer involved in Tucker's death fired, but the oversight board doesn't have that power.

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik on Monday presented city council with a proposal to hire a law firm and a consultant to review and ...

The Jazmir Tucker case is indeed a tragic one. A gun was zippered into this jacket pocket. There was no reason to fire upon an apparently unarmed person. However, there is another side to the ...

The fatal police shooting of Jazmir Tucker on Thanksgiving night left many across the community with questions. Two Akron officers left their cruiser at about 11 p.m. Nov. 28 to investigate shots ...