Akron officials have fought a fierceprotest in the city over the deadly police who shot and killed an unarmed black man. After that, I declared an emergency on Monday.
Mayor Dan Holrigan issued an urgent declaration first thing in the morning after a protest against the shooting of 25-year-old door dash deliveryman Jayland Walker was confused in the city of Ohio overnight. A city-wide rim stone was set up and the city's fireworks on July 4th were cancelled.
The mayor said the curve applies to the downtown area of Akron and will be effective from 9pm. From Monday to Tuesday at 6am.
"Yesterday we had some peaceful protests in the downtown footprint related to the shooting of Jayland Walker involving officers. These protests were to violence and destruction. Did not escalate until, "Holigan said in a statement.
"But as others began to join at dawn, the protests were no longer peaceful. There was serious property damage to downtown Akron. On the main street. The small and medium-sized businesses above and below have broken windows. We cannot tolerate or tolerate violence or property destruction. "
Holrigan said," Based on the damage that occurred, the area To maintain peace, we declared an emergency and canceled the fireworks scheduled tonight. "
Extensive demonstrations have been held in Akron since Walker's police shooting on June 27, butpolice are deadly. After releasing the body cam video of the trial, the demonstration intensified on Sunday..
When Akron police tracked Walker on foot and began firing after attempting to stop traffic, Walker was unarmed, officials said in a news conference on Sunday.
The eight officers involved believed that Walker had previously shot them from his vehicle and were afraid he was preparing to fire again, officials added.
It's not clear how many shots the policeman fired, but Walker was injured by more than 60 bullets, police said.
The body camera footage shows a walker wearing a black ski mask, exiting the passenger door of the vehicle and running towards the parking lot.
Police were chasing him for about 10 seconds before the shooting bullets broke out.
At least one police officer tried to use the stun gun first, but it didn't work, police said.
Akron Police Chief Steve Millet said it was difficult to distinguish Walker's actions in real time in the video, but a still image showing him "down to the waist" during the chase. Was displayed.
A lawyer in the victim's family claimed that police officers continued to fire even after he was on the ground.
The body camera footage does not show what happened after the police started firing.
Walker was declared dead on the scene.
All relevant officers are on paid administrative leave.
