Outrage after video of police fatally shooting Jayland Walker released
by Erum Salam and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6121R)
Walker, 25, was killed 27 June and sustained more than 60 wounds as multiple officers shot at him, but footage was released Sunday
Civil rights groups and local politicians have reacted with outrage to the release of video of police killing a Black man in Akron, Ohio, who was shot in a hail of gunfire as he ran away after a car chase.
It's not clear how exactly many shots were fired by the eight officers involved, but Jayland Walker sustained more than 60 wounds as multiple police officers shot at him. An attorney for Walker's family said officers kept firing even after he was on the ground.
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