BREAKING: Officers will not face state charges in Jayland Walker police shooting, Ohio attorney general announces.
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"The grand jury just a little while ago issued what is called a no bill, meaning that there will be no state criminal action, no charges at the state level," Yost said in a Monday press conference. In a second body camera video, officers are heard radioing that a shot was being fired from Walker's car. The footage shows an officer following Walker's car and continuing the pursuit on side streets.
Activist Nana Malaya Rucker, left, performs a libations ceremony during a vigil and rally outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., July 8, 2022, for Jayland Walker, the Black man that was shot more than 60 times by police in Akron, Ohio on June 27, 2022.At one point, Walker slowed down and jumped out of the passenger side door before the vehicle came to a full stop, according to the footage.
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