A video posted to Facebook shows a man walking around Akron, Ohio carrying a rifle across his back(Photo: Facebook)
A<span style="color: Red;">*</span>man with a rifle<span style="color: Red;">*</span>strapped to his back has been spotted walking around<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Akron, Ohio, this week.
Akron police don't believe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Daniel Kovacevic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is a threat and because Ohio is an open carry state, he's not breaking any laws.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>But his presence has stirred racial tensions in the community, according to the
Akron Beacon Journal.
Akron is about a 45-minute drive to Cleveland where
Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old, was killed last year by police while holding a realistic toy gun.
"It's different if it's a black person. People say it isn't, but it is," 26-year-old Traneece Johnson told the ABJ.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"[Kovacevic] was approached, and they gave him a chance to speak and say he was expressing his right. The little boy didn't get that chance."
Kovacevic thanked people for "support and encouragement" on what appears to be his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Facebook page. "At this point, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. God bless," Kovacevic wrote.
On Thursday, Kovacevic said, "I generally open carry a pistol when I am out and about, and these walks are no exception."
A video of Kovacevic walking near<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the University of Akron campus<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has been viewed more than 80,000 times.
Caution there is strong language in this video that is NSFW and may be offensive.
According to a statement from the Akron Police Department, Kovacevic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>says he is merely "exercising his right" to carry a weapon.
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