Nation Oct 21 Akron will pay $4.8 million to relatives of Jayland Walker, Black man shot dead by police in 2022 By John Seewer, Associated Press
Politics Apr 17 8 Ohio officers won’t be charged in shooting of 25-year-old Black man Eight police officers who fired dozens of rounds at Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, following a car and foot chase will not face criminal charges in his death because a grand jury declined to indict them, Ohio’s attorney general… By Associated Press
Nation Jul 15 Jayland Walker shot more than 40 times, medical examiner finds AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in the Ohio city of Akron last month, was shot or grazed 46 times, according to a preliminary autopsy report released Friday… By Associated Press
Nation Jul 05 Watch 5:28 Protests erupt in Akron, Ohio after police shooting of an unarmed Black man Protesters demanded justice last night in Akron, Ohio, despite a citywide curfew, and dozens were arrested. It came one week after the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man who sustained more than 60 wounds. Bobby…
Nation Jul 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Akron declares state of emergency after police killing of unarmed Black man In our news wrap Monday, Akron, Ohio, declared a state of emergency amid protests over the police killing of Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man. Also, U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner appealed directly to President Biden for her release from…