Searching for Answers in Akron Police Shooting

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Download  RSS  Short URL  Share

Investigators in Akron are sifting through contradictory accounts of a shooting by police that left a 19 year old dead. The police told reporters over the weekend that officers shot and killed Demetrus Vinson after firing three bullets into his car. But a coroner has now ruled his death a suicide. It's a case where the officers were white, the victim black - and it's angered members of the black community as they search for answers. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Carl Chancellor, who has been following this story for the Akron Beacon Journal.