Now to the family of an Ohio teen speaking out after he was shot by a police officer while holding what turned out to be a fake gun. Akron police releasing this body camera footage of the moment the officer fired, seconds after approaching the 15-year-old. Tonight, his family demanding justice. Here's ABC's Phil Lipoff.

Tonight, police in Akron, Ohio investigating after an officer shot a 15-year-old boy holding a fake gun. Where are you coming from? Body camera video from April first, just Just released, shows officer Ryan Westlake responding to a 911 call.

He was aiming a gun at people's houses.

Moments later, officer Westlake pulls alongside 15-year-old Tavion Coonts-Williams.

Where are you coming from? Can I see your hands real quick?

Officer Westlake fires one shot, hitting the team in the hand, who immediately begins to scream that the gun he has is fake.

Drop to the ground. Drop to the ground. It's fake. It's fake. Hands behind your back.

Tavion is cuffed.

Just seconds later- Turn it, turn it, now. Turn it, okay.

The cuffs removed as he's given first aid. The police union backing Officer Westlake, saying in a statement, When the officer arrived on the scene, he was forced to make a split-second decision as the suspect pulled the gun from his waistband. This is not clear in the video released by police because the teen is out of view for a few seconds as the shot is fired. The injured teen head down, appearing with his parents and their lawyer at a news conference.

Akron Police Department needs to be held accountable for the excessive force that you use on our Black babies.

According to the city of Akron, Officer Westlake's file had a number of disciplinary actions and use of force incidents in it. One of them had been deemed unreasonable. Tonight, he's on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation. Whit.

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