Akron Police Dept. Press Conference and Body Cam Footage - Shooting of Jayland Walker

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Akron Police Dept. Press Conference and Body Cam Footage - Shooting of Jayland Walker

Body camera footage Akron Police Department
The Akron, Ohio Police Department released body camera footage on Sunday of a police shooting.

A 25-year-old Black man, Jayland Walker, was killed last week by police officers in Akron -- he suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds but was unarmed at the time, the police chief said Sunday.

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SEE 34:00 MARK for body camera footage.

He was shot fleeing the police during what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop.

At a news conference on Sunday, the police released body camera videos of the pursuit and shooting that showed the officers’ actions.

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