AKRON, Ohio—City officials here lifted a two-night curfew put into place after police arrested dozens and vandals damaged property during weekend protests of the police shooting of Jayland Walker.
Businesses across downtown Akron were boarded up Wednesday. City dump trucks closed off streets around government buildings, and barricades to contain possible protests were in place. Over the holiday weekend, July Fourth events were canceled after downtown businesses’ windows were broken and government vehicles damaged. Local news coverage of protests outside the mayor’s home on Monday appeared to show dozens of people chanting “defund the police” on the street while tactical police stood on the sidewalk.