Akron Councilwoman Tara Mosley is pushing for legislation to place dash cameras in police vehicles following the high-profile police-involved shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker.
AKRON, Ohio — Akron Councilwoman Tara Mosley is pushing for legislation asking for the city to purchase and place dash cameras in patrol cars, van, wagons and detective vehicles following the high-profile police-involved shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker.
Before the deadly encounter, an Ohio Department of Transportation camera on Route 8 captured Walker firing a shot from his car, according to police."I think there's a lot missing. There's always going to be what happened prior to him getting out of that car? What happened that was in the context of that parking lot that the body cameras did not show? There's always going to be that," Mosley said.
"One of the most important changes that can be implemented now that we're calling upon the city to take care of immediately is the implementation of dash cams," DiCello said. "The dash cameras definitely have value, as do body cams, and certainly we will have further discussions here in the coming days and weeks about this topic," Mylett said.
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