US EditionAkron Police Release Bodycam Video From Officer-Involved Shooting
An Akron officer fired over a dozen shots within 25 seconds of arrival after 911 calls of an armed man; investigation ongoing as officials say the man was unarmed.
- On Nov. 11, an Akron officer fired more than a dozen shots within 25 seconds outside Karam's Lounge, Akron, Ohio, severely injuring an as-yet unidentified man.
- Multiple 911 callers and a Karam's Lounge bartender reported a man armed and threatening people with a black 9mm, prompting the Akron Police Department to respond.
- Body-Worn camera footage captures the officer ordering the man to remove his hands and threatening to shoot, while two Akron police officers handcuff him as he pleads he is unarmed and they administer aid.
- Akron Mayor Shammas Malik said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations will investigate whether the suspect had a gun, and the officer is on paid administrative leave while the case moves to the Ohio Attorney General's Office and Summit County Grand Jury.
- The man's family says he remains hospitalized and is a father to 6 young children who love him, while separate internal reviews by the Akron Police Office of Professional Standards and Accountability and Ohio Office of Professional Standards and Accountability proceed.
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Ohio police officer on leave after shooting unarmed man multiple times, investigation underway: Officials
A police officer in Ohio is on leave after shooting an unarmed man multiple times, Nov. 11, 2025, with an investigation into the incident now underway, according to officials. Akron Police Department. (AKRON, Ohio) — A police officer in Ohio is on leave after firing his gun multiple times at a man who is believed to have been unarmed, according to local officials. An investigation into the incident, which took place in Akron, is underway, they s…
Ohio police officer on leave after shooting unarmed man multiple times, investigation underway: Officials
A police officer in Ohio is on leave after shooting an unarmed man multiple times, Nov. 11, 2025, with an investigation into the incident now underway, according to officials. Akron Police Department. (AKRON, Ohio) — A police officer in Ohio is on leave after firing his gun multiple times at a man who is believed to have been unarmed, according to local officials. An investigation into the incident, which took place in Akron, is underway, they s…
Ohio police officer on leave after shooting unarmed man multiple times, investigation underway: Officials
A police officer in Ohio is on leave after shooting an unarmed man multiple times, Nov. 11, 2025, with an investigation into the incident now underway, according to officials. Akron Police Department. (AKRON, Ohio) — A police officer in Ohio is on leave after firing his gun multiple times at a man who is believed to have been unarmed, according to local officials. An investigation into the incident, which took place in Akron, is underway, they s…
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