Outrage after video of police fatally shooting Jayland Walker released

Civil rights groups and local politicians have reacted with outrage to the release of video of police killing a Black man in Akron, Ohio, who was shot in a hail of gunfire as he ran away after a car chase.

Walker, 25, was killed 27 June but Akron police released video of the shooting on Sunday. The footage of Walker shows several shouting officers with guns drawn approach the slowing car on foot, as it rolls up over a curb and onto a sidewalk.

Am unarmed person wearing a ski mask exits the passenger door and runs toward a parking lot. Police chase him for about 10 seconds before officers fire from multiple directions, in a burst of shots that lasts six or seven seconds.

Akron officials issued on Monday a curfew for the downtown area which will be in effect from 9pm to 6am.

Local politicians reacted with dismay to the video.

The officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave, which is standard practice in such cases.

The Associated Press contributed to this report