jayland walker
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Akron Mayor Had Tough Questions About Fatal Police Shooting of Black Boy
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik questioned the cops alleged to be behind the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.
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WATCH: Ohio High School Officer Punches Restrained Black Student in the Head Multiple Times. You Won’t Believe What Triggered It
An Akron school resource officer has been placed on leave after punching a Black student in the head.
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Akron To Shell Out Staggering Amount To Jayland Walker’s Family Over Deadly Police Shooting
Walker was shot to death by officers during a traffic stop in 2022.
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Disturbing Viral Video Shows Troubled Ohio Cop Shooting Black Teen Playing With a Fake Gun, and His Family Demands Answers
Adding insult to literal injury, the 15-year-old now faces a criminal charge.
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Internal Investigation Produces Disappointing Update in Fatal Police Shooting of Black Man
An internal probe found the officers in the Jayland Walker shooting didn’t violate agency policy.
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Ohio Police Officers Who Fired Shots That Killed Jayland Walker Are Allowed Back on the Force
Walker was a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot after a car and foot chase.
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The Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police Brutality
Michael Brown’s death helped spark a whole movement. The Root looks back at other incidents of police brutality that sparked racial justice protests.
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Black Deaths by Police are Increasing but Not The Indictments
The officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker escaped criminal charges but they’re not only white cops who got off.
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Cop, Who Fatally Shot Breonna Taylor, Gets a New Gig
The former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot at Breonna Taylor during a botched raid has been hired by another county’s sheriff’s office.
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Disappointing Decision from Jury in Jayland Walker Case
A grand jury has declined to indict the Akron police officers in the shooting of Jayland Walker.