Akron Cancels July 4th Celebrations After Police Shooting; City Fortifies Local Precinct
The next major American police shooting controversy has arrived. Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, in the early hours of Monday morning. According to the Akron Beacon…
The next major American Police shooting controversy has arrived.
Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Police in Akron, Ohio, in the early hours of Monday morning. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Police fired as many as 90 shots at Walker, leading to the 25-year-old suffering as many as “60 to 80 wounds.”
In response to the shooting, Protests are expected to break out in Akron and across the country.
Democratic Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced that the city’s patriotic “Rib, White, and Blue Festival,” which was set to begin Friday and run through Monday, July 4th, has been canceled, according to the