🌱 Jayland Walker's Grief + Fireworks House Fire + State Fair Troopers And Guns

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• Did grief push Jayland Walker to an ill-fated encounter with police?
• Kids with fireworks destroyed a house in Cleveland
• There will be a lot of guns — and troopers — at the Ohio State Fair

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Did Inconsolable Grief Push Jayland Walker Into Confrontation With Police?

1) In the month since Jayland Walker's fiancé died in a hit-and-run crash, the young man's behavior changed, according to family and friends. Jaymeisha Beasley was his high school sweetheart. Akron police found a wedding band next to a handgun in the front seat of his car after he was shot 60 times by eight officers who chased him. For a man who'd never been in trouble with the law, Walker, 25, sped away from police twice in the last month, the second time resulting in his death. Sources say Walkers behavior and state of mind will be examined in the probe conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

3News WKYC

• Protests continued Tuesday night outside the Summit County jail. Photos and videos by Abbey Marshall, reporting for the Akron Beacon Journal
• Akron NAACP asks U.S. Justice Department to investigate (Akron Beacon Journal)
• I-Team sparks new push for you to see Cleveland police video quickly (Fox 8 News)

2) A vacant house in Slavic Village went up in flames early Tuesday morning, and Cleveland officials believe children playing with fireworks caused the fire. The house on East 71st Street near Fleet was a total loss. The fire department said the flames were so intense the home next door caught fire, too. The mother and son living in that home escaped injury.

Fox 8 News

3) In the wake of an Independence Day mass shooting in Illinois that took the lives of seven parade-goers, orphaned a toddler, and wounded more than two dozen others, Ohio is stepping up security at the State Fair. New gun laws in the Buckeye State mean more people likely will be carrying concealed weapons. A large force of troopers will be patrolling the fairgrounds this year.

• Troopers Everywhere: "Everywhere that you look while you're at the fair, we want to make sure that you have a trooper that you can see. Someone that you can run to or go over to," Lt. Nathan Davis told 3News WKYC.
• No-Gun Zones: "If you bring weapons in, just know that firearms are not permitted inside of any of the buildings or inside any of the liquor permitted establishments on the ground," Davis said.

Also, flags in Ohio will fly at half staff through July 9 on orders of Gov. Mike DeWine to honor the Fourth of July shooting victims.

3News WKYC

• Here is the latest on that tragic Fourth of July mass murder that shocked our nation, as reported by Jonah Meadows for Patch

4) The pandemic has claimed another Cleveland eatery — Luchita's Mexican Restaurant on the West Side closed last week after 40 years in business. For the last 15 years, Eduardo Galindo has run the family establishment started by his late grandmother in 1982. "We've been very fortunate to last as long as we have. We're very thankful for all the people who have come through those doors over the past 40 years," Galindo told Douglas Trattner, dining editor for Cleveland Scene.

Read Trattner's report on Cleveland Scene

5) More than 200 pension plans are at risk of insolvency, affecting more than 100,000 Ohioans who work in trucking, construction, mining and other trades people, from local bakers to musicians. President Biden will explain how the American Rescue Plan would save those pensions. Biden will speak at Max S. Hayes High School in Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon.

Cleveland.com

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5 Headlines You Need To See

• Cuyahoga County executive to propose financial support for reproductive health care (Cleveland 19 News)
• Restaurant owner Dan Deagan suffers serious injuries in Fourth of July house fire in Westlake; fundraiser set up for house recovery (3News WKYC)
• Cleveland requests proposals for home broadband internet expansion (ideastream.org)
• All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships set for July 17-23 in Akron (cleveland.com)
• Can Amari Cooper carry the Browns’ receiver room this season? Key questions for 2022 (cleveland.com)

3 Things To Do

• Kevin Hart: Reality Check comedy show is coming to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, on Sunday, July 10, at 6 p.m. More info
• Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, opens Tuesday, July 12, at the KeyBank State Theatre. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, Ain't Too Proud tells the thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal, as the group's personal and political conflicts threatened to tear them apart during a decade of civil unrest in America. The show runs through July 31. Tickets range from $10 to $119. More info
• Multi-platinum recording artist Jack Johnson plays Blossom Music Center, Thursday, July 14, at 6 p.m., in a show that was originally scheduled for June 28. More info

Cleveland Chatter

• "On this day, 75 years ago, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier, paving the way for generations to come. #ForTheLand" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• "Get your votes in to make sure José is on the starting lineup in LA! 🤩 #VoteJosé" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• "Our CITY DOGS had a great time marching in the Lakewood Fourth of July parade ! In case you missed it, enjoy the photos featuring our adoptable marchers. There were some pretty cute outfits out there." (City Dogs Cleveland via Facebook)
• "We’re so excited to celebrate Souper Market opening soon at their new location in the Standard Building! (99 W St. Clair Ave) " (Downtown Cleveland Alliance via Facebook)

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