Walker’s death received widespread attention from activists, including from the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The NAACP and an attorney for Walker’s family called on the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation.

Ohio officers won’t be charged in shooting death of Jayland Walker

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--April 17, 2023

The eight police officers accused of fatally shooting Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old black man, will not face criminal charges after a grand jury declined to indict them on Monday, Ohio’s attorney general said.

Walker’s death last June sparked protests in Akron after police released body camera footage showing him dying in a hail of gunfire. ---More...

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