Akron OH - Officer Shoots Young Einstein Who Displayed Fake Gun

Akron OH - APD communications center received a call from a citizen who reported seeing 15-year-old Tavion Koonce-Williams in the area with a gun. According to the caller, the male was pointing the gun at houses. Officer Ryan Westlake located the subject matching the caller's description. The officer stopped his marked police car to investigate.
As the officer began to exit his patrol car, he quickly issued a verbal command for the male to show his hands. After observing the subject with what appeared to be a gun in his hand, the officer discharged his firearm one time, striking the male in the hand. The "gun" was found to be a replica pistol.
Immediately following the shooting, officers secured the crime scene and rendered emergency first aid, which included applying a tourniquet to the male's arm and giving him several gentle kisses on his forehead. The subject was later transported to an area hospital and underwent treatment for a non life threatening injury to his hand. The officer is a 9-year veteran of the department and is on paid administrative leave.