Posted on 07/02/2022 7:09:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Akron police have said Walker, 25, fired a gun at officers who were pursuing him. They plan to release their body camera footage following a news conference on Sunday, hours before a protest march is scheduled.
Officials have said the deadly confrontation began when officers tried to stop Walker for a traffic violation while he was driving early Monday morning. Walker fled, according to the Akron Police Department, which said officers reported a gun being fired from Walker's vehicle.
After several minutes Walker exited his vehicle and ran, while officers chased him on foot and fired at him, saying he presented a "deadly threat," the police department said in a statement on Tuesday.
Walker was pronounced dead in the parking lot where he fell.
"He is just in a down sprint when he is dropped by I think the count is more than 90 shots," [plaintiff lawyer] DiCello told the Beacon Journal. "Now how many of those land, according to our investigation right now, we're getting details that suggest 60 to 80 wounds."
Television station WJW-TV said a preliminary report from the medical examiner's office found Walker sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his head, torso and legs, and that a weapon was recovered from a car by Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, though it did not specify which car.
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What say ye, FReepers? 60-80 hits from 90 shots at a moving target? Is that estimate high?
If not that seems pretty accurate 🤪
How many cops?
You can pop off 2 shots/second. So, if you’re firing for 4 seconds, that’s 8 shots per officer.
He must’ve looked like bonny and Clyde
Good thing they had enough ammo with them.
I would find it tough to determine when the threat subsided sufficiently during real time action.
They need to put out a millisecond by millisecond time line.
In terms of police accuracy, it usually sucks ass. People seem to expect David Soul from Magnum Force-level accuracy. Most donut-munchers couldn't hit the side of a barn.
That’s good shootin. On the run, moving target. DAMN!
All it takes is for one cop to make a mistake, and they all empty their magazines.
Shoot at one cop and you green-light all of them to open fire. Tough toenails, moron.
With both lungs blown out.
for cops, probably too high
ccw’s geneally have more range time and are better shots because they have to be, ccw’s just cant spray and pray
I bet the perp never thought his night would end as Swiss cheese.
Show the evidence. I have no trust in stories about shootings and cops these days.
More like 6-8 hits from 90 shots. LEOs normally suck with stationary targets. Moving target would be damn near impossible for Dunkin Donuts to hit on a good day. Now if LEO has a fully auto M-4 that’s a whole different problem every citizen should be worried about.
Apparently, bodycam video will be release tomorrow.
When asked why they shot him 90 times.,police responded thats all the ammo we had,,,,
Why would you run from the police at a traffic stop if you have nothing to hide? When are they going to learn that it’s unlikely you’re going to outrun a bullet.
One word suffices.....
......GOOD......
and he GOT BACK UP after getting hit a dozen times... before they finally turned him off
Yep, he’s one of them. Good riddance.
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