Officials brace for fresh protests after 25-year-old Black man was killed running from officers during a traffic stop
Demonstrators have gathered for four straight days this week, demanding police accountability after Walker, 25, was killed early Monday.Demonstrators have gathered for four straight days this week, demanding police accountability after Walker, 25, was killed early Monday.Authorities in Akron,, have released chilling police body-camera video in the shooting death of Jayland Walker, a Black motorist who was gunned down after running from officers during a traffic stop on Monday.
Video from the scene also showed a gun on the front seat of Walker’s car, and Mylett said traffic camera footage – which was also publicly released – did appear to show the flash of a gun from the driver’s window of Walker’s car during the chase. Up to 10 police cruisers followed Walker at times during the pursuit.
“We’re all bracing for the community’s response, and the one message that we have is the family does not need any more violence,” DiCello said. “They just want peace, dignity and justice for Jayland.” “Actions by the suspect caused the officers to perceive he posed a deadly threat to them,” police said. “In response to this threat, officers discharged their firearms, striking the suspect.”
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