The chief said an officer firing at someone has to be “ready to explain why they did what they did, they need to be able to articulate what specific threats they were facing … and they need to be held to account.” But he said he is withholding judgment on their actions until they give their statements.Ī handgun, a loaded magazine and an apparent wedding ring were found on the seat of the car. Officers provided aid, and one can be heard saying Walker still had a pulse, but he was later pronounced dead, Mylett said. The footage released by police ends with the officers’ gunfire and doesn’t show what happened next. Police said more than 60 wounds were found on Walker’s body but further investigation is needed to determine exactly how many rounds the officers fired and how many times Walker was hit.

The union said the officers are cooperating with the investigation. In a statement shared Sunday with reporters, the local police union said the officers thought there was an immediate threat of serious harm, and that it believes their actions and the number of shots will be found justified in line with their training and protocols. He said a third picture “captures a forward motion of his arm.” Mylett said Walker’s actions are hard to distinguish on the video in real time, but a still photo seems to show him “going down to his waist area” and another appears to show him turning toward an officer. Police chase him for about 10 seconds before officers fire from multiple directions, in a burst of shots that lasts 6 or 7 seconds.Īt least one officer had tried first to use a stun gun, but that was unsuccessful, police said. A person wearing a ski mask exits the passenger door and runs toward a parking lot. Several shouting officers with guns drawn approach the slowing car on foot, as it rolls up over a curb and onto a sidewalk. Police body camera videos show what unfolded after the roughly six-minute pursuit. That changed the nature of the case from “a routine traffic stop to now a public safety issue,” he said. for unspecified traffic and equipment violations, but less than a minute into a pursuit, the sound of a shot was heard from the car, and a transportation department camera captured what appeared to be a muzzle flash coming from the vehicle, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said. Officers attempted to stop Walker’s car around 12:30 a.m. An attorney for Walker’s family said officers kept firing even after he was on the ground. It’s not clear how many shots were fired by the eight officers involved, but Walker sustained more than 60 wounds. The mayor called the shooting “heartbreaking” while asking for patience from the community. AKRON, Ohio > A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to fire again, authorities said Sunday at a news conference.Īkron police released video of the shooting of Jayland Walker, 25, who was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic stop.

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