A man gestures toward troopers in riot gear as police deployed tear gas and stun grenades to clear the area around Akron City Hall and Akron Police Station during a protest over the killing of Jayland Walker, shot by police, in Akron, Ohio, July 3, 2022. - Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds of bullets. As anger rose over the latest police killing of a Black man in the United States, and authorities appealed for calm, a crowd marched to City Hall carrying banners with slogans such as "Justice for Jayland." (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images)
  • On July 3, far-left rioters gathered in downtown Akron, Ohio following the shooting death of Jayland Walker by Akron police.
  • Rioters caused “significant property damage,” setting fires and using bats to smash out windows across the downtown area.
  • The Mayor of Akron, Dan Horrigan, declared a state of emergency and canceled the city’s Fourth of July celebration in response to the violence.
  • Roughly 50 people were arrested. 
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