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Police killing of Jayland Walker in US: What we know so far

Demonstrators protest against the Akron police shooting death of Black man Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, the United States [File: Gaelen Morse/Reuters]

The US city of Akron, Ohio has declared a state of emergency and imposed an overnight curfew downtown after hundreds of protesters marched through the streets to denounce the police killing of a Black man.

Mayor Daniel Horrigan announced the 9pm-6am curfew in a statement on Monday, saying that peaceful protests demanding justice for Jayland Walker had escalated and led to “significant property damage”.

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