Police have released bodycam footage of the shooting of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio.
Walker was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a gun was found in the car, police says.
Authorities in Akron, Ohio, were bracing for new protests as a deadline approached Sunday for the release of police body-camera video in the death of Jayland Walker, a Black motorist who was fatally shot after running from officers during a traffic stop.
Demonstrators have gathered for four straight days this week, demanding police accountability after Walker, 25, was killed early Monday.
The Akron police department was expected to provide details of the shooting, including body-camera footage, at a Sunday afternoon news conference alongside the city’s mayor.
Officials would also release the footage at that time.
Two officers initially used Tasers before eight officers fired their service weapons more than 90 times, killing Walker and striking his body over 60 times.
Walker was then handcuffed on the ground until the medical examiner arrived to pronounce him dead.
Akron police have claimed that Walker presented a “deadly threat”.
All eight officers have been placed on administrative leave.
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