Body camera video shows encounter before Akron officer fatally shoots man in vehicle believed stolen

Police in Akron, Ohio, released body camera and security video Saturday showing an officer fatally shooting a man suspected of stealing a U-Haul box truck this month.

Police in Akron, Ohio, released body camera and security video Saturday showing an officer fatally shooting a man suspected of stealing a U-Haul box truck this month.

The video shows the moments leading up to the death of Michael Jones, 54, on Aug. 17, including the attempt to arrest him, and the moments immediately afterward. Police released body camera video from two officers on the scene and security video from the gas station where the shooting took place.

Jones was shot by an Akron police veteran who has been at the department for 2½ years. The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave under police department procedure, police said.

Police have not publicly identified the officer.

Officers were at the gas station at about 1 a.m. investigating a stolen vehicle, which they had seen in the gas station's parking lot, police said in the initial news release about the shooting.

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