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Akron Settles For .8M In Fatal Police Shooting

Akron settles for .8 million with Jayland Walker's family, leading to policy reforms and community discussions on police conduct.

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Akron to pay $4.8 million to relatives of a Black man killed by police

The family of a Black man killed when eight Ohio officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot a round out his window during a police chase will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron

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Relatives of a Black man killed by Ohio police are settling their lawsuit

A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at a Black man during a chase two years ago

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The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.

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Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protesters

Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force against nonviolent protesters

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Activists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision

Social justice activists are calling for police reforms and marching through the streets of Akron, Ohio, a day after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers in the shooting of Jayland Walker

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Jayland Walker shooting: Ohio officers who shot unarmed man 46 times cleared of wrongdoing

A grand jury has voted not to indict eight Ohio police officers who fired dozens of rounds at Jayland Walker after a car and foot chase that ended in the 25-year-old Black man being shot to death last summer

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US officers won’t be charged in ‘grievous’ Jayland Walker killing

Walker fired at police first, attorney general says, as grand jury votes not to charge officers who shot him 46 times.

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Police shooting of Jayland Walker might face more scrutiny

The deadly police shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, by eight officers last summer sparked protests in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, and led to calls for a federal investigation

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

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Grand jury weighs charges for police in Jayland Walker death

A grand jury in Ohio will hear evidence this week to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges in the shooting of Jayland Walker

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MLK holiday to feature tributes, commitments to race agenda

Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which begin nationwide on Friday, typically include a mix of politics, faith and community service

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First Thing: Manchin agrees deal on major Democrat domestic bill

Joe Biden urges Congress to pass measure that took ‘extraordinary effort’ to achieve. Plus, US centrists to launch new third political party

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‘Hunted’: one in three people killed by US police were fleeing, data reveals

In many cases, the encounters started as traffic stops or there were no allegations of violence or serious crimes

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Attorney: DOJ should investigate Jayland Walker's death

An attorney for Jayland Walker's family has joined the NAACP in asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate his death

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Medical examiner says Jayland Walker was shot dozens of times

The 25-year-old Black man who died last month at the hands of police in Akron, Ohio, was shot dozens of times, with 26 bullets recovered from his body, according to a preliminary autopsy report.

Al Jazeera

US police shot Jayland Walker more than 40 times

Police in Akron, Ohio shot the unarmed Black man 46 times, causing ‘devastating injuries’, medical examiner says.

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Jayland Walker was shot dozens of times, medical examiner says

The medical examiner’s findings confirm the fact that Jayland Walker, unarmed and with no drugs or alcohol in his system, “came to a brutal, senseless death,” said a lawyer representing Walker’s family.

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Black man shot by US police had 46 bullet wounds: medical examiner

Washington (AFP) - A 25-year-old Black man shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, while fleeing a traffic stop had 46 gunshot wounds, the medical examiner's office said Friday.

The Independent UK

Jayland Walker was shot 46 times by police, autopsy report reveals

Mr Walker was not armed when he was killed by police

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Ohio medical examiner to discuss autopsy of Jayland Walker

An Ohio medical examiner on Friday will provide a summary of the autopsy of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in Akron last month

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NAACP calls on Garland to probe killing of Jayland Walker

The NAACP is making a direct plea to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Jayland Walker, the Black man who was killed last month by officers in Ohio in a hail of police gunfire

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Akron marks day of mourning for Jayland Walker’s funeral

Unarmed Jayland Walker, 25, was shot more than 60 times by Akron police officers following a foot chase after a traffic stop

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Jayland Walker's funeral follows days of protest in Akron

A funeral service is scheduled Wednesday for the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire last month in Akron, Ohio

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