Police tried to stop Walker’s vehicle at about 12:30 a.m. Monday for investigation of an unspecified traffic violation and chased him when he did not pull over, they said. The Akron Police Department said a gun was fired from the vehicle during the pursuit — an allegation that Walker’s family has disputed. Minutes later, Walker jumped out of the car and ran into a parking lot, with officers following.
An attorney for his family, Bobby DiCello, told The Washington Post that eight officers fired more than 90 rounds at Walker, with more than 60 striking his body. The account was corroborated byPolice have not released details on the number of shots fired or the officers involved. They said a weapon was recovered from the vehicle; DiCello said there is no evidence that it was fired at an officer.
Akron residents joined Walker’s family in demanding accountability for his death, the third police shooting in the northeastern Ohio city since December. Amid the uproar, Mayor Daniel Horrigan “I completely understand that some residents and guests will be disappointed by the decision to cancel the festival this holiday weekend,” he said in a statement. “Independence Day is meant to be a celebration and a time of gathering with friends and family.
In a joint statement, the mayor and Akron Police Chief Stephen Mylett described the shooting as “a dark day for our city, for the families of those involved, as well as for the officers.” They added that “the loss of any life is absolutely devastating to our entire community.”. A rally is planned for after the release of the footage, with protesters marching to City Hall.A lone protester waited behind reporters gathered outside the Harold K.
Sarah Nelson, a 29-year-old White woman, had driven nearly an hour from Cleveland. She stood quietly on the sidewalk holding a sign reading “Justice for Jayland.”
So what time is the riot?
The news should lead with the fact that it shows him firing at police from his car and that they tried Tasers first. He got what he deserved. The media loves to try and stir up trouble. I don't care about his color, he fired at the officers, plain and simple
So he had fired at them earlier and took off running, unarmed. I can understand the cops thinking he could be a threat, but even so, they fired 100 times and 60 of them hit him! I'm sorry but there's no excuse for such an over-enthusiastic shooting spree. They executed that man.
How much you wanna bet there will be a riot over this?
60 shots? Too much, for sure but let’s not lose sight of the fact that he was escaping a vehicle where shots were fired at cops. He was culpable. Let’s not defend him just because he was shot 6O times. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Police need to be accountable but so should he
Is there no high speed chase policy for minor traffic violation in Akron ? Like in every other civilized country.
That would be the risk of shooting at cops.
Don’t run. Don’t fight. Don’t shoot at the cops. Not that hard.
ConB1299
Never, ever understand this. How is this professional policing? Who in their right mind shoots someone 60 times? Truly insane.
I'd investigate the whole department for white supremacyst ties
Police overkill makes the headlines again.
100 rounds. Jesus.
I’ll wait for the full story because Police don’t just randomly fire 100s of rounds at people. We owe those officers the opportunity to share their side of the story.
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