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Molly Walsh

Jul 4 • 4 tweets • 3 min read

@AkronOhioMayor

#BREAKING The City of #Akron has issued a curfew for downtown Akron from 9pm-6am which will remain in effect until another order has been issued lifting the curfew. Statement from Mayor Horrigan @AkronOhioMayor below. @beaconjournal

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The fireworks which were scheduled for downtown Akron, the Patterson Park Sports Complex, and the Akron Fulton airport have all been cancelled for tonight. @beaconjournal

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Border information for #Akron as a curfew is set for downtown. @beaconjournal

https://twitter.com/akronohiomayor/status/1543975503400509451

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Jul 4

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These stories are from reporters on the ground in Akron covering the protests surrounding the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. @beaconjournal

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Molly Walsh

@MollyWaIsh

Jul 3

@beaconjournal

I am covering protests this evening in Downtown #Akron just hours after police released body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of #JaylandWalker. @beaconjournal

A march is planned to start at 6pm in Grace Park.

Marchers and a large car caravan is making its way through downtown. Chants can be heard from multiple city blocks away— “Jayland’s life matters.”

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Molly Walsh

@MollyWaIsh

Jul 2

@beaconjournal

I’ll be covering protests tonight and tomorrow in #Akron following the recent fatal police shooting of #JaylandWalker. Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot at least 60 times, according to attorney Bobby DiCello who recently saw the body cam footage.

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Protest outside the Justice Center has moved from the steps of the building to the doors and windows. Protestors are demanding justice after #Akron police shot #JaylandWalker more than 60 times. @beaconjournal