NBA star LeBron James prayed for his hometown of Akron on Sunday as protests erupted after police physique cam video confirmed cops had shot an unarmed Black man greater than 60 instances.
“I pray for my metropolis immediately!” he wrote on Twitter, with a praying-hands emoji in place of the particular phrase.
Jayland Walker, 25, was working from a visitors cease when he took a doable 60 bullets fired his method by eight cops in pursuit early final Monday morning. Mayor Dan Horrigan and Police Chief Steve Mylett on Sunday afternoon launched physique cam footage exhibiting the hail of lead and Taser fireplace as Walker fled the visitors cease after main them on a automotive chase after which working.
The Ohio Bureau of Felony Investigation has taken over the taking pictures probe and can ship its findings to the state lawyer normal’s workplace.
Police stated Walker had shot at them from his automotive, however that was nonetheless being investigated. Walker had no prison report, and his foot chase led cops into a big, empty car parking zone and that he clearly posed no hazard, stated his lawyer, Bobby DiCello.
James was born and grew up in Akron.
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