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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man who died last month at the hands of police in Akron, Ohio, was shot dozens of times, with 26 bullets recovered from his body.
Dr. Lisa Kohler, the Summit County medical examiner, said it was impossible for her office to say which bullet killed Walker.
Walker “had several very devastating injuries that would cause death,” including injuries to his heart, lungs & arteries, Kohler said. She tallied 41 entry wounds & 5 wounds from bullets that grazed Walker.
Walker had 5 wounds in his back, but it’s impossible to say whether those came as he ran away or turned as he was being shot.
Kohler said that no illegal drugs or alcohol were detected in Walker.
The medical examiner’s findings confirm that Walker, unarmed & with no drugs or alcohol in his system, “came to a brutal, senseless death,” said Ken Abbarno, a lawyer representing Walker’s family.
The NAACP made a direct plea to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting.
Police said Walker fled an attempted traffic stop for minor equipment violations & fired a shot from his car during the vehicle chase, but he wasn’t armed when officers shot him.
Police body camera footage shows Walker wearing a ski mask, jumping out the front passenger door of his car & then running into a parking lot where police opened fire. That blurry footage does not clearly show what authorities say was a threatening gesture made by Walker before he was shot.
An unloaded handgun, an ammunition clip & what appeared to be a wedding band were found on the front driver’s seat of Walker’s car.
The officers involved are on paid leave while the state investigates the shooting.
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