Summit County Juvenile Court Judge, Linda Tucci Teodosio, granted a request from the Summit County Prosecutor's office, to dismiss a charge of brandishing a replica firearm in the presence of a public safety officer, that had been lodged against15 year old Tavion Koonce-Williams, who was shot in the hand by an Akron police officer on April 1st.

The misdemeanor charge was dropped pending the completion of an investigation into the incident, by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

Summit County Prosecutor, Elliott Kolkovitch, says "Pursuing charges at this time against Mr. Koonce-Williams could undermine the independence of BCI investigation”, adding that “Charging decisions should only be made after the completion of a thorough review of the incident by independent investigators.”

Koonce-Williams, was shot by Akron police officer, Ryan Westlake, who responded call about a teen teen pointing a gun–which was later determined to be fake– at homes near the intersection of Tonawanda Avenue and Newton Street, in Goodyear Heights.

Since then, the City released details about Westlake's employment record, incidating he had been disciplined in the past for inappropriate behavior, and Koonce-Williams' family is calling on the City to fire him for "excessive force" in connection with this "traumatizing" shooting.