Jayland Walker Shooting: Officers Cleared of Charges Despite Community Outrage
TL;DR
The Akron police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker will not face charges, as a grand jury decided on Monday. The officers claim that Walker fired a shot out of his car window during a chase, and then made a move as if reaching for a gun. The police union president has spoken out, saying that the report alluded to Walker having a life crisis, which turned into a life crisis for eight officers and their families. It is not unusual for cases like this to end in no charges.
- ‘Just terrified’: Hear Akron officers recount Jayland Walker shooting WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
- Grand jury declines to bring charges against Akron police officers who shot Jayland Walker WBNS 10TV
- Ohio AG: Officers who killed Jayland Walker will face no state criminal charges NBC News
- A discussion of the evidence in the Jayland Walker case: Today in Ohio cleveland.com
- PHOTOS: Community reacts to Jayland Walker case grand jury decision Akron Beacon Journal
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