No Charges for Officers in Jayland Walker Shooting

No Charges for Officers in Jayland Walker Shooting
A poster on the stage during a news conference following the funeral service for Jayland Walker at the Akron Civic Center in Akron, Ohio, on July 13, 2022. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio—An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers involved in the death of Jayland Walker during a car and foot chase last summer, the state’s attorney general announced Monday.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the state’s investigation found that Walker jumped out of his still-moving car, ran from police and ignored commands to stop and show his hands. Some of the officers first used Tasers to try and stop Walker, Yost said.