Settlements have been reached in two lawsuits against the City of Akron over police misconduct, one alleging state law violations in the April 2024 non-fatal shooting of 15-year-old Tavion Koonce-Williams, and one alleging federal constitutional violations over the January 2024 body slamming of a woman named Dierra Fields.
The terms of each settlement have not yet been disclosed. Akron Attorney Imokhai Okolo represents the plaintiffs in both cases.
Signal Akron reported in April 2024 that Officer Thomas Shoemaker body slammed and arrested Fields in her Kenmore home earlier that year. An internal investigation cleared the officer of any wrongdoing…