More information, including body camera footage, will be available in the days to come, said Akron City Council President Margo Sommerville.

Three Cochran Firm attorneys are representing Jazmir Tucker's family in the aftermath of his shooting death during an encounter with Akron police.

Gary and Kathy Green remain devastated several days after their 15-year-old grandson, Jazmir Tucker, was shot and killed by an Akron police officer.

The department says the officer saw the teen with a loaded gun before firing. The suspect, since identified as 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker, later died at the hospital.

Akron's Mayor Malik has addressed the fatal officer-involved shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker, promising an independent investigation.

A 15-year-old boy, whom authorities said was carrying a loaded firearm when he was fatally shot by police officers late Thursday, was a ninth-grader at North High School, according to Akron Public Schools.