"There can be no doubt he was unarmed at the time he exited the vehicle. "They descend upon him, and the first two of many officers there use their Tasers," he said. Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal via USA TODAY NetworkĭiCello said that Walker was fleeing from police when they shot at him and that he has not seen any evidence yet about allegations that Walker shot at officers. Stubbs Justice Center at a demonstration Saturday in Akron, Ohio, after police shot and killed Jayland Walker last week. A protester stares down an officer outside the Harold K. Police publicly released the body camera video Sunday from eight officers who opened fire and five others who were at the scene. An attorney for the family, Bobby DiCello, said he reviewed the body camera video with the family Thursday. Walker’s family has questioned the use of deadly force. discharged their weapons," the statement said.
Walker presented an immediate threat of serious physical harm or death and lawfully. In a statement Sunday, the Akron chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police said it believes investigators will find that the officers' actions and the number of shots were justified. The Ohio attorney general’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or BCI, will lead the probe of police use of force. Police Chief Steve Mylett did not know the traffic or equipment violation officers cited in trying to pull Walker over.Įight officers have been placed on paid administrative leave as part of protocol in a police shooting, Mylett said.
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