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The family of Jayland Walker, who was shot dead by eight police officers after a traffic stop last summer, is taking the city of Akron to federal court.
Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by police officers on June 27.
Attorney Bobby DiCello holds up a photograph of Jayland Walker, the man who was shot dead by police in Akron, Ohio, on June 25, as he speaks on behalf of the Walker family during a news conference ...
The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man who was fatally shot by eight police officers, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said.
Pamela Walker Jayland Walker, a quiet, reserved young man, enjoyed spending time with his family and fiancée. He was independent, a characteristic he carried with him from a young age.
An Ohio grand jury decided eight Akron police officers were legally justified in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Black man last year and won't face charges, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost ...
A lawsuit by Jayland Walker's family accuses the eight Akron, Ohio, police officers who shot him of excessive force and participating in a "culture of violence and racism." ...
Who was Jayland Walker? What happened in Akron June 27? Here's a summary of the Akron Beacon Journal's coverage of the fatal police shooting.
The family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old fatally shot by police in Akron, Ohio in June 2022, has reached a $4.85 million settlement with the city of Akron in a federal lawsuit over Walker’s ...
Jayland Walker’s death at hands of 8 police officers propels social justice movement in Ohio city A year after officers gunned down the 25-year-old man, residents of Akron, Ohio work through ...
The family of Jayland Walker has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $45 million in damages — or “$1 million for each bullet that struck [him]” during his deadly confrontation with Ohio ...