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Unarmed black man Jayland Walker was shot 46 times by Ohio police, autopsy shows
- The postmortem also found Walker had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop in June
- The eight officers directly involved in the shooting in Akron were placed on paid administrative leave
During a news conference, Summit County Medical Examiner Lisa Kohler said her autopsy also determined that Walker, 25, had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he was shot and killed by police on June 27.
Since the incident in Akron, protesters have held demonstrations in the city of about 200,000 people calling for police to be held accountable for the shooting and for justice for Walker, who was laid to rest on Thursday.
Kohler said Walker was also struck in the torso, pelvis, legs and face by gunfire when officers opened fire on him after they attempted to pull him over for a minor traffic violation and he fled.
After a chase of several minutes, Walker jumped out of the car and ran from the officers, a video released by police showed. Police said it appears he was turning toward officers, who at the time believed he was armed. A gun was later recovered from his car, they said.
Kohler said that her office did not do a gunshot residue test on Walker, saying the testing is not always reliable.
It was previously reported that Walker had more than 60 wounds to his body, but Kohler on Friday said that some of those wounds were not from gunfire.
The eight officers directly involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said.
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