Grand jury declined to indict eight officers who fired 94 bullets at 25-year-old Black man in 2022The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8m settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor’s office said on Monday.A grand jury declined to indict the officers last year, but Walker’s family accused the officers in a federal lawsuit of using excessive force and participating in a “culture of violence and racism” within Akron’s police department. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-10-21 21:16:21
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Jayland Walker’s family receives $4.8m from city of Akron over killing by police
