Overview
- Police released video showing an officer firing within about 20 to 25 seconds of exiting his cruiser, discharging roughly 15 shots during the Nov. 11 encounter outside Karam's Lounge.
- Body-worn camera footage and on-scene searches shown in the video do not depict officers recovering a firearm from the wounded man.
- Mayor Shammas Malik said it is the city's current understanding the man did not have a gun on his person at the time of the encounter and announced a comprehensive review of use-of-force policies.
- The man has been identified by local outlets as Corey Phillips, 36, who remains hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds, according to his family.
- The officer, with about four years of experience and one year at Akron PD, is on paid administrative leave as the Ohio BCI leads a criminal probe alongside an internal review and a potential grand jury referral.