Eight officers were caught shooting dozens of times to kill an African American identified as Jayland Walker, aged 16, who began running to escape a traffic control, Akron, Ohio police reported.
At a press conference on Sunday, Akron Police Chief Stephen Mylett described the footage as “shocking” and “difficult to see”.
According to Mylett, the officers tried to stop the vehicle in which Walker was traveling at 12: 30 Monday am for traffic violation, and when he didn’t stop, they began to follow him.
During the chase, Walker presumably fired a shot from his vehicle, a fact disputed by the family of the deceased.
Moments later, Walter got out of his car and started running towards an apartment. moment as officers chased him and began shooting after they deemed him a “deadly threat” to his life, according to a statement from the Akron Police Department on Tuesday.
Walter was later declared dead in the parking lot to which he had fled. 60 Gunshot wounds were found on Walker’s body.
Walker’s death generated various local protests . Some neighbors came out peacefully to ask the police to account for the homicide.
For his part, the city’s mayor, Dan Horrigan, canceled the US Independence Day festivities that take place on Monday, July 4.
Meanwhile, the eight agents involved in the event were suspended from their duties while the investigation progresses.
With information from the EFE agency
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