Akron Police created the danger they used to justify killing of Michael Jones, lawsuit says

Exactly two years after Michael Jones was killed by an Akron Police officer at an East Avenue gas station, the family of the 54-year-old man filed a $4.5 million lawsuit in federal court. The suit alleges that the officers used excessive force, that their supervisors are also liable for endorsing the conditions that led to the killing, and that the city is liable for “shielding officers from…