USA: Jayland Walker's body shot 70 times by police was handcuffed
The initial report of the coroner's office contained several pages of thumbnails, showing the young black man dead and handcuffed at the scene and after his body arrived at the pathologist's office.
Walker was shot by police after refusing to stop for a traffic light check
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06/07/2022
Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 17:29 Updated: 17:45
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In video: Hard footage from police body cameras of incessant shooting of an unarmed black man in Ohio (Photo: Reuters)
Jayland Walker was handcuffed behind his back when his body arrived at the office of a coroner as part of the investigation into his killing, according to a report by the pathologist that reached CNN.
Walker was shot last week by officers from the Akron Ohio Police Department about 70 times when he was called to stop his car for a routine check.
The initial report from the Summit County coroner's office contained several pages of thumbnails in which Walker is seen dead and handcuffed at the scene and after his body arrived at the pathologist's office.
The photos also contain evidence of attempts at resuscitation, including what appear to be bandages and arterial blockers on and around the body.
CNN has received permission to read the report.
A final report will be submitted to the Ohio Criminal Investigation Bureau, which is investigating any offense or law enforcement violations.
Police in the United States earlier this week released a video from a body camera of the 25-year-old Walker chase, which she claimed was the first to fire when he was called to a traffic light stop on the night of June 27.
Walker refused to stop, resulting in an 18-minute chase after the car, which continued on foot after Walker got out of his car unarmed and tried to escape.
Police found a gun inside the car afterwards.
Eight cops fired dozens of bullets at Walker.
Pictures taken at the coroner's office hours after the shooting show Walker in a body bag, and then on the examination table.
Dozens of gunshot wounds can be seen from his ankles to his chest.
In addition, items such as Walker's driver's license and a pair of blood-stained handcuffs are also visible.
Zealand Walker (Photo: Official Website, WOIO)
Police and city officials held a press conference on Sunday, in which they posted 13 videos from body cameras of police officers involved in the incident.
Walker was unarmed when he was killed, Akron Police Chief Stephen Mylet said.
The incident sparked demonstrations in Akron, and the mayor called on people to be patient.
"The video is heartbreaking, it's hard to capture what happened," Daniel Horrigan said.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Jost has promised a "full and fair investigation" by the Department of Criminal Investigation.
The eight police officers involved in the incident, seven of them white and one black, were taken on paid administrative leave.
Derrick Johnson, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Non-Whites, said Walker's death was "murder. Point."
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