Cleveland Police will be holding a press conference on Friday afternoon to provide an update on last week's deadly shooting involving an off-duty officer.
You can watch the press conference below around 12:30 p.m.:
What happened?
Cleveland Police say the 22-year-old officer shot and killed 26-year-old Akili Hammond at Park Place Apartments, which is located on the 1400 block of East Boulevard on Cleveland's East Side, on May 20.
RELATED: 911 call logs reveal more about deadly shooting involving off-duty Cleveland police officer
Officials said a verbal argument escalated into gunfire.
Cleveland police said they are "deeply concerned" by the circumstances surrounding the shooting involving the officer, who was placed on unpaid administrative leave on Friday.
Multiple law enforcement sources confirmed the officer is Myron Priest Jr., who was hired in April 2025.
911 call logs
The records show several callers simultaneously called 911 around 7:53 p.m. to report the shooting.
The shooter's sister was among the callers.
According to the call taker's notes, she "keeps saying her brother is a cop and had to shoot somebody."
The victim's sister also called 911 to report that someone had shot her brother.
At 8:05 p.m., an officer reported that police had detained three people. However, it is unclear who was detained.
At the same time, an officer reported Hammond was "shot in his right armpit and right upper side of his body."
Body-worn camera video released by Cleveland Police shows bystanders and an officer working to save Hammond. However, records show he was pronounced dead at 9:07 p.m.
At 8:10 p.m., a witness said "four shooters" opened fire at the apartment complex, then drove off in a Black GMC. The witness said they were wearing face masks and had Glock handguns and AR-15-style rifles.
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting and previously confirmed that multiple people opened fire.
A dispatcher also said the driver of the GMC was the person who shot Hammond.
One 911 caller said the shooter had a "rifle." Another 911 caller said he had "a large machine gun."
Officers eventually found the SUV, but it's unclear if anyone was inside at the time.
