Jayland Walker’s family receives $4.8m from city of Akron over killing by police

Grand jury declined to indict eight officers who fired 94 bullets at 25-year-old Black man in 2022

The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8m settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said on Monday.

A grand jury declined to indict the officers last year, but Walker's family accused the officers in a federal lawsuit of using excessive force and participating in a culture of violence and racism" within Akron's police department.