Jayland Walker | United States: Eight Akron, Ohio police officers shot a black man dozens of times in the US, according to videos | USA | USA | US | WORLD

Videos published this Sunday by the Akron Police (Ohio, USA) show how eight officers shot dozens of times to kill the African-American Jayland Walker, who had started running to escape a traffic control.

The death of Walkerin whose body were found 60 gunshot woundshas provoked strong protests in the city of Akron.

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At a press conference this Sunday, Akron Police Chief Stephen Mylett, he described the images as “shocking” and “difficult to watch”.

As he explained, the agents tried to stop the vehicle in which Walker He was traveling at 00:30 am on Monday for a traffic violation and, when he did not stop, they began to chase him.

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At one point in the chase, Walker allegedly fired a shot with a firearm from his vehicle, something that the family of the deceased disputes.

Shortly after, Walker got out of his vehicle and began to run towards a parking lot while the policemen chased him and shot him, considering him to be a “deadly threat”. for his life, according to a statement the Akron Police Department released Tuesday.

Walkeraged 25, was later pronounced dead in the car park to which he had fled.

The family’s attorney, Bobby DiCello, has called on the protesters to remain calm and, on Friday, spoke to the local Akron Beacon Journal to give details of the “brutal” videos posted today in an attempt to prepare the community.

Some of the videos that the Police showed in their press conference came from the cameras that the agents wear on their uniforms.

Protesters march on South High Street on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Akron, Ohio, calling for justice for Jayland Walker. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal via AP)

All eight officers involved in the incident were suspended. of their duties while the incident is being investigated.

the neighbors of Akron have taken to the streets in recent days to demonstrate peacefully and ask the Police to account for the death of Walker.

The city’s mayor, Dan Horrigan, canceled the US Independence Day festivities, which are celebrated on July 4.

Walker’s death is added to that of other African Americans at the hands of the Police, such as George Floyd, suffocated by a white police officer in Minneapolis (Minnesota) in May 2020.

His death sparked the largest anti-racism protests since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in the late 1960s.

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