#Unity funeral windows
The day after the release of the police video, Monday, July 4, saw the most destructive protests in the city, with windows and doors of at least 20 downtown businesses smashed out, dumpsters set on fire and planters overturned. When the city released the video, several still shots were captured, with one showing Walker wearing a ski mask as he exited his still-rolling vehicle.
It is still unclear what happened in that moment that caused eight police officers to shoot, striking Walker roughly 60 times. When the chase ended, Walker got out of his vehicle in a parking lot unarmed. Walker was fatally wounded by police after he led them on a four-minute car chase during which police said Walker fired a gun at the officers in pursuit, escalating the situation. It is precisely what will endanger this community because the community is hurting right now.”ĭiCello was referring to the police body-worn camera video the city released to the community on Sunday, July 3. “It is precisely what the community does not want. “The presentation of the video that we saw on Sunday during the chief’s press conference was an attempt to frame Jayland as someone he was not, and the ongoing rhetoric about that must stop,” DeCello said. in downtown Akron.Īttorney Bobby DiCello, who led the press conference, said the city must “stop the blame game.” Wednesday, July 13, prior to the public funeral, which will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12 at the Remedy Church, 1700 Brittain Road in Akron.Ī public viewing will begin at 10 a.m. The unity gathering will take place at 6:30 p.m. Attorney Bobby DiCello said the city is portraying Walker “as someone he was not”.Wednesday, July 13 at the Akron Civic Theatre Jayland Walker's public funeral is set for 1 p.m.Walker was a 25-year-old Black man who was unarmed when he was fatally wounded by Akron police.The family of Jayland Walker hosted a press conference Monday, laying out details of the funeral and a unity gathering.
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