The incident occurred on April 1, 2024, when Westlake shot Tavion in the hand while the teen was walking with a fake gun.

Lawsuit seeks monetary compensation and damages for incident that occurred one month after action that resulted in Ryan ...

An arbitrator has sided with the city of Akron in a dispute over whether police officer Ryan Westlake should have been fired last year for excessive use of force. Westlake's employment was ...

Body camera footage shows 15-year-old Tavion Koonce-Williams shot by police as he throws a toy gun on the ground. Screengrab ...

Tavion Koonce-Williams was 15 years old when former Akron police officer Ryan Westlake shot him in the hand. Now the teen’s mother – Angel Williams – has filed a lawsuit against the former ...

The lawsuit was filed April 1 in Summit County against Ryan Westlake. Attorney information for Westlake was not immediately available. McClatchy News reached out to the Akron Police Department ...