routine traffic stop, which would probably result either in a warning or a citation being issued, turned into a pursuit. as mr. walker turned onto the entrance ramp to route 8 and the shot is fired, that changes the nature of the contact. 40 seconds after the initiation of the traffic stop, a half mile from the location of the traffic stop, you hear the gunshot and everything else i ve just discould have had and, again, that changes the whole nature of the traffic stop. it went from being a routine traffic stop to now a public safety issue. let s go now to cnn correspondent paolo sandoval. the attorney for the walker family says he never shot at officers. tell us more what we re seeing in the newly released body cam video. reporter: jessica, we have seen lately, at least in the last couple of hours, that call for justice and the call for answers is certainly amplified with the release of the video. people outside akron police headquarters here, many people have seen this
last couple of hours, that call for justice and the call for answers is certainly amplified with the release of the video. people outside akron police headquarters here, many people have seen this video like we have for the very first time with this release, and what is key is what we see in the moments leading up to and during the actual shooting. akron police maintain jayland basically opened fire, shooting at least one time while he was trying to get away from police behind the wheel of the vehicle, the vehicle pursuit turns into a foot pursuit. and that is where some of this very disturbing video we are going to show you in a few moments was released by authorities so people have a better idea, a better context of what happened, that s when officers say they perceived a threat being mainly walker reaching for his waistband and also appearing as if he was going to open fire, though, we should mention, both police and also the attorneys representing the walker family maintain he