In a graphic video released on Sunday, eight Ohio police officers killed an unarmed black man fleeing an Akron transportation stop. I fired a barrage. ..
Authorities have not disclosed the number of shots fired at DoorDash driver Jayland Walker, 25, but on Sunday Akron police chief Steve Millet said the number was. It could exceed 90, admitting that the man had at least 60 ammunition.According to cincinnati.com.
The shooting took place on Monday. Walker allegedly refused to stop police officers trying to pull him because of unspecified traffic or vehicle violations.
Police say he fired a gunshot from his car while Walker was being tracked.
When Walker finally stops the car, he sees a picture of him getting out of the car in a ski mask and escaping from the police.
Police said that when the policeman fired, he seemed to be heading for a policeman who believed he was preparing to shoot them. One video shows the hail of a bullet fired at Walker. Walker was not armed at the time, Millet said.
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan made this video "painful" I called it. A lawyer in Walker's family said the man was on the ground while police officers continued to fire.
Millet refused to say whether the shooting was justified on Sunday, and if a policeman "made the most important decision in life" and fired at someone with a weapon, "gun" Round the barrel of the gun, "said Cincinnati's outlet.
According to the ME "worksheet" of the case, a local coroner arrived at the scene and found a handcuffed walker lying on his back, theBeacon Journal said. I reported. Walker was declared dead on the scene.
Police later said they had found a bullet casing that matched Walker's guns around areas where authorities believed he shot weapons while driving. ..
Police also said the gun was recovered in the driver's seat of Walker's car. What looked like a clip of ammunition or a gold wedding ring was also quoted from the video. Walker's fiancé died in an accident last month, Outlet said.
Police said at a press conference on Sunday streamed by USA Today thata gunshot was heard on a police officer's body camera 40 seconds after the driver escaped from an attempt to stop. Said. According to police, the police officer who was reported to have fired a gunshot came from Walker's car.
Walker suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds, but it is unclear how many bullets hit him while authorities were examining the wounds at the entrance and exit, Mylett said. ..
Police said police had previously tried to stop Walker with a stun gun but failed.
Walker's lawyer, Bobby Dicello, said police were "extremely concerned" that Walker had fired at police officers on Sunday after the footage was released.
He claimed that this death was not justified. He urged peace during the protest.
"They want to turn him into a masked monster with a gun," Dicello said. "I ask you because he's running away, what's rational? How to shoot him down? No, it's not rational."
All the officers involved I am on paid leave.
Millet from police union leader to police officer Ohio He was cooperating with the investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Criminal Investigation Bureau. A photo of Walker's coroner seen by a reporter in the
Akron Beacon Journalshows that his face, torso, and upper limbs were injured.
DiCello said his family did not know why Walker fled the police. He said Walker was saddened by the recent death of his fiancée.
"He was sad, but he got over it," Dicello said.
With post wire
