Two Ohio police officers are on paid administrative leave after one of them shot and killed a 15-year-old boy they say was armed with a loaded gun Thanksgiving night, according to our CBS affiliate WOIO-19 .
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The shooting occurred at East Avenue and Vernon Odom Boulevard in Akron after 11 p.m. on Thursday.
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According to Akron police, two officers were sitting in a marked cruiser working on a report when they heard gunshots.
The officers got out of the cruiser to investigate and saw the teenager who allegedly had a loaded gun, according to a previous News Center 7 report.
WOIO-19 reports that the Summit County Medical Examiner identified the teen as Jazmir Tucker of Maple Heights.