As Cities Prepare For Riots Over The Police Shooting Of Jayland Walker, Police Release Bodycam Footage Showing Walker Shooting Gun, Running With Ski Mask On

Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said it appears that Jayland Walker reached toward his waist during a foot chase with police and briefly turned toward officers before they opened fire Monday morning.

During a press conference Sunday, Mylett spoke in detail for the first time since the fatal shooting of the 25-year-old after he fled what started as a routine traffic stop.

Police released two videos during the press conference. The first was narrated and edited to show key moments in what happened, including an image of a flash coming from the door of Walker’s Buick.

Mylett said that’s when the police response changed.

“It went from being a routine traffic stop to now a public safely issue,” Mylett said after the video played.

Walker was wearing a black ski mask over his face when he jumped from his car, police said.

Walker left a handgun, ammunition clip and what appears to be a gold wedding ring on the driver’s seat, according to the video released by the city.

Walker's fiancee, Jaymeisha Beasley, died in an accident last month.

Walker was unarmed as he fled his car and ran from police, Mylett said.

A sound consistent with a gunshot is audible in the police bodycam video from early in the chase that was released Sunday.