The homicide dates back a week but the video, released on Sunday, risks setting fire to the powder.

The mayor and police of the US city of Akron, Ohio, US, appealed for calm on Sunday after a video emerged showing the killing by police of a black man who received 60 bullets according to his lawyer.

Jayland Walker, 25, was killed on Monday as he fled police on foot after a car chase following an attempted arrest for a traffic violation.

A very violent video released by the police on Sunday shows the young man riddled with bullets.

A demonstration this Sunday near Cleveland

A new demonstration, at the call of anti-racist associations, was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. local time (9:30 p.m. Paris time) in this city near Cleveland, to demand “justice for Jayland Walker”.

"Many will want to air their grievances in public and I fully support our residents' right to peaceful assembly," said city mayor Dan Horrigan, saying he was "heartbroken."

“But I hope people will agree that violence and destruction are not the solution,” he pleaded at a press conference.

His lawyer assures that the man was hit by 60 bullets

Police Chief Steve Mylett said a medical examiner's report listed 60 wounds on Jayland Walker's body.

His lawyer Bobby DiCello assures that the man was hit by 60 bullets.

The police officers involved in his death have been administratively suspended pending the end of the judicial investigation.

In a tweet on Sunday, basketball superstar LeBron James, from Akron, said he prayed for his city.

I 🙏🏾 for my city today!

— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 3, 2022


Access to this content has been blocked to respect your choice of consent

By clicking on "

I ACCEPT

", you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners

I ACCEPT

And to better remunerate 20 Minutes, do not hesitate to accept all cookies, even for one day only, via our "I accept for today" button in the banner below.

More information on the Cookie Management Policy page.


World

United States: Demonstration after the death of a young African-American killed by the police

World

United States: A black man shot dead by a white policeman, anger in Michigan

  • World

  • UNITED STATES

  • Police violence

  • Police

  • Ohio

  • Black Lives Matter