In the wake of a grand jury decision not to charge the officers involved in Jayland Walker’s death, Akron faith leaders are calling for prayer.
AKRON, Ohio — For a second consecutive week, a group gathered downtown to pray for peace and healing in the city.
“Personally, I thought for sure they would get indicted. I thought the video spoke for itself. I thought we’d seen everything we needed to see,” said Daron Miller. Change and moving forward have been on many minds as they process the shooting, grand jury decision and emotions they’ve sparked.
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