The fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker

Akron police fatally shoot Jayland Walker; UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson battles to stay in power.

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Protests erupt over police shooting of Jayland Walker

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• Dozens of people were arrested Monday during protests over the June 27 police shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, in Akron, Ohio. [Akron Beacon Journal / Stephanie Warsmith and Craig Webb]
• Video released Sunday revealed new details about the encounter, which involved a car chase of more than seven minutes after an attempted traffic stop. [New York Times / Daniel McGraw and Luke Vander Ploeg]
• After Walker’s car rolled up on a curb, police body camera video show Walker running from the vehicle. Eight responding officers fired on Walker, and continued to do so after he hit the ground, leaving him with more than 60 wounds. [Associated Press]
• Police claim Walker fired a gun during the chase, but he was unarmed when he died. A gun was later found in Walker’s vehicle that a lawyer for Walker’s family says was unloaded. Police say a loaded magazine was found near the gun. [CNN / Dakin Andone]
• Akron lifted its curfew, put in place in response to protests, on Wednesday. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is looking into the shooting; the NAACP has called on the DOJ to investigate as well. [Ideastream Public Media]

Can UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold on?

• Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced renewed challenges to his leadership as cabinet members and allies resigned. [CNN / Rob Picheta]
• Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were the first to quit on Tuesday after Johnson admitted he mishandled sexual misconduct allegations involving a top official. [AP / Danica Kirka and Sylvia Hui]
• More than 30 other members of Johnson’s government have since resigned. A group of remaining leaders tried and failed to convince Johnson to quit Wednesday evening. [Reuters / Elizabeth Piper, Kate Holton, and Alistair Smout]
• Johnson survived a vote of no confidence last month; however, many ministers who supported him during that vote resigned on Wednesday, casting doubt on Johnson’s future. [Axios / Zachary Basu]
• While Johnson has vowed to continue leading, Conservative lawmakers could change party rules to oust him. [Time / Eloise Barry]

A Georgia grand jury subpoenaed seven Donald Trump allies, including Rudy Giuliani, on Tuesday over their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. [NYT / Danny Hakim]

• Sydney, Australia is experiencing near-record rainfall and flooding exacerbated by climate change. [Washington Post / Kasha Patel and Jason Samenow]
• Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has presented legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs to the Senate parliamentarian. [Punchbowl News]
• Twitter sued the Indian government on Tuesday over orders to remove content. [CNN / Diksha Madhok]

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“I just want to know, what was the reason? Why you had to resort to him being gunned down in such a manner?”

[Jayland Walker’s sister Jada Walker / ABC News]

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