{"id":1538703,"date":"2022-07-04T17:35:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T21:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1538703"},"modified":"2022-07-04T17:35:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T21:35:35","slug":"we-cannot-and-will-not-tolerate-violence-or-the-destruction-of-property-akron-officials-declare-state-of-emergency-following-riots-over-death-of-jayland-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-cannot-and-will-not-tolerate-violence-or-the-destruction-of-property-akron-officials-declare-state-of-emergency-following-riots-over-death-of-jayland-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Cannot And Will Not Tolerate Violence Or The Destruction Of Property\u201d: Akron Officials Declare State of Emergency Following Riots Over Death of Jayland Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-cannot-and-will-not-tolerate-violence-or-the-destruction-of-property-akron-officials-declare-state-of-emergency-following-riots-over-death-of-jayland-walker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1538703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Following protests on Sunday night in Akron, Ohio, over the death of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-akron-police-release-bodycam-footage-of-chase-that-led-to-jayland-walkers-shooting\"> Jayland Walker<\/a>, who police killed last week after allegedly leading them on a chase and shooting at them, city officials on Monday canceled the Fourth of July fireworks show, set a curfew, and declared a state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly yesterday, we had several peaceful protests in the downtown footprint related to the officer-involved shooting of Jayland Walker,\u201d Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan (D) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akronohio.gov\/cms\/news\/05f7ee4736b043a6\/index.html\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese protests did not escalate to violence and destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Horrigan thanked the protestors and reiterated he fully supports Akron residents\u2019 right to peacefully assemble, which he and other community leaders urged protesters to do since police released video footage of Walker\u2019s death on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever,\u201d he continued. \u201cAs night fell and others began to join, the protests became no longer peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Downtown Akron experienced significant property damage with rioters breaking windows on small businesses on the city\u2019s main drag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot and will not tolerate violence or the destruction of property,\u201d Horrigan said. \u201cIn light of the damage that has occurred and in order to preserve peace in our community, I have declared a state of emergency, implemented a curfew, and canceled the fireworks which were scheduled for tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City officials issued a curfew for downtown Akron from 9:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m., which remains in effect until officials issue another order or lift the existing one. However, city authorities, news media, and authorized personnel are exempt from such orders. Those traveling to and from work, seeking medical care, or feeling dangerous circumstances are exempt from the city-issued emergency orders.<\/p>\n<p>Three separate firework shows scheduled for tonight to celebrate America\u2019s 246th year of independence in downtown Akron, The Patterson Sports Complex, and the Akron Fulton airport were all canceled tonight due to the state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/akron-officials-cancel-fourth-of-july-celebrations-amid-ongoing-protests-for-jayland-walker\">announcement<\/a> comes after Horrigan canceled the city\u2019s annual Fourth of July Rib, White, &#038; Blue Festival, scheduled to run through the holiday weekend. The festival was set to return this year after three years of hiatus since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist and Author Andy Ng\u00f4 shared a series of video footage on Monday of Akron\u2019s riots on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1543985807882522624\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOvernight on July 3, violent far-left &#038; #BLM rioters gathered in downtown Akron, Ohio with bats &#038; started fires,\u201d Ng\u00f4 wrote. \u201cThey\u2019re angry about the police shooting death of #JaylandWalker, an armed black man who led police on a wild car chase &#038; shooting at them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On June 27, Akron authorities said they pursued Walker because the car he drove was involved in a crime the previous day. After refusing to stop, speeding through a residential neighborhood, and shooting at officers, Walker jumped out of the car in motion at a barricade.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they fired up to 60 bullets at Walker after he jumped out of the moving vehicle and shot at the officers.<\/p>\n<p>Although he did not have the gun with him as he ran, Police Chief Stephen Mylett said the video showed Walker reaching for something at his waist and turning as he ran, prompting the police to fire.<\/p>\n<p>The Beacon Journal obtained an investigative worksheet by the medical examiner\u2019s office, which reported officers shot Walker in the face, torso, and upper legs.<\/p>\n<p>The report and video from the crime scene confirmed that Walker had a handgun in his silver Buick. The Akron Fraternal Order of Police said in a statement that traffic cameras had captured a muzzle flash from Walker\u2019s car and that a shell casing had been found from the same location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident is a tragedy for our entire community, including the family of Jayland Walker, as well as all of the officers involved,\u201d the Akron FOP said. \u201cMany officers work their entire career without discharging their weapon. A split-second decision to use lethal force is one that every police officer hopes he or she will never be forced to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Akron chapter of the NAACP planned a march and rally downtown Sunday afternoon to coincide with the release of videos. Bobby DiCello, an attorney for Walker\u2019s family, called the video \u201cbrutal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to stir up some passion. It\u2019s going to make people uneasy,\u201d DiCello said ahead of the video\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Wilson contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following protests on Sunday night in Akron, Ohio, over the death of Jayland Walker, who police killed last week after allegedly leading them on a chase and shooting at them, city officials on Monday canceled the Fourth of July fireworks show, set a curfew, and declared a state of emergency. \u201cEarly yesterday, we had several &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1538741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1538703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1538741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1538703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1538703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}