A grand jury declined to file state charges against officers in Walker’s death.
The family of Jayland Walker has filed a lawsuit against the City of Akron, Ohio, as well as the eight officers involved in the shooting that led to his death after a car and foot chase by police on June 27, 2022.
The suit, filed by the family through their legal counsel, claims the officers used excessive force in their encounter with Walker.
In this July 13, 2022, file photo, a man holds up the program following the funeral services for Jayland Walker, a 25 year old black man was shot to death by up to eight police officers on June 27, 2022, in Akron, Ohio.
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It also states that the behavior of the eight officers was encouraged by “a culture of violence and racism” within the Akron Police Department, according to a press release from Walker’s family attorneys.
Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan and Chief of Police Stephen Mylett are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
ABC News has reached out to all parties named in the filing, but did not immediately receive comment.
Source: abc news
