The city of Akron, Ohio, was on edge Sunday after police released body-camera footage in the killing of a Black man as police officers fired dozens of times as he fled from them on foot, apparently unarmed.
Jayland Walker was shot and killed at the end of a car chase early on the morning of June 27. Eight officers fired at Walker in a parking lot, authorities have said. Bobby DiCello, an attorney for the Walker family, has said the 25-year-old was shot as many as 60 times.
An officer initially tried to stop Walker for a traffic or vehicle equipment violation around 12:30 a.m., Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said during a Sunday news conference. Walker drove away and an officer gave chase. Less than a minute later, the officer said he heard a sound consistent with a gunshot, according to the footage released Sunday.
