Akron police release body cam video showing officer shoot teen carrying toy gun

Video showing an officer shooting a 15-year-old boy who was holding what his family says was a toy gun has been released by the Akron police department. Activists are now calling for the officer’s removal. WKYC’s Kaitor Kay reports.

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[benpamer]

The cop shooting him is "concerning" but a 15 year old kid with a fake gun that looks real looking for a victim to rob is somehow not "concerning"?

[spacepioneer]

I've done some dumb things as a kid but, this....Are you tired of life?

[beachbumLifestyle]

That gun looks real the cop shouldn’t be in trouble they should show this video so it makes others not walk around with fake guns

[snarfarpher]

15 year old kid, who just happens to be about 6'2" and 185lbs walking around wearing all black, hood pulled up and carrying a very convincing not-firearm. Then you add multiple calls to police about this subject pointing this gun at homes? Yeah, that's how you get shot .

[stephenbrowne]

Probably not a good idea walking around with a toy gun pointing at people, considering the murder / crime rate.

[lynxminx]

This is why fake guns are supposed to have orange tips.

[qwertyuio]

That was kind of stupid of him to do. Nobody knew it was a toy but him.

[tholian_web]

This is what you get when you walk around with a fake gun and point it at houses. Any police officer would have reacted in the same way.

[bretallica]

Bad parenting to blame there NOT the police who was only doing his job. You'd think after the last incident around that area where a child with a toy gun was killed by police, parents would be more vigilant in teaching their children this is a bad idea.

[ronrubacher]

Why is the kid pointing a fake gun at houses?

[lmitchell]

Seems like he got the response he wanted. Sounds like a money grab. You can walk around waving a gun, get shot while holding it, and then probably sue for a significant amount. The community response doesn't surprise me either. Blame and no individual accountability is the standard response.

[scarynorman]

Apparently dad hasn’t taught his kid much. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[DonutVIP]

The kid was looking for a darwin award, and almost got it

[CaptainCJ]

As yes the typical story of do bad/ dumb things & then shocked when the person gets negative rewards that dad failed his son

[liamhaffener]

It’a shame this happened but at a distance that could look like a real strap 🤷‍♂️

[drumtwoseven]

IN CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION I DON'T BLAME THE POLICE

SOMEONE CALLED CONCERNING HIM POINTING A GUN AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES

HIS OWN FAULT

[loveitorleaveit]

How are you supposed to know if it's a fake gun or not

[Nofilter]

A 15 year old only walks around with a fake gun for one reason...He doesn't have a real one yet.

[VioletWings]

The officer had no idea it was a fake gun. The officer actually showed great restraint in only firing one time and hitting him in the hand. This could have been a much worse outcome. The officer also immediately started first aide. Officers should never be required to wait until the person holding the firearm starts shooting.

[Armyvet]

Why is he walking around with a fake gun?? 🤔 let's use common sense