A “Justice for Jayland National March” has been planned to take place in Washington, D.C. on June 27, the one year anniversary of Walker’s death, to call on the Department of Justice to investigate the eight officers involved with the shooting.
continue to ring out through the streets of Akron more than a month after a grand jury failed to indict eight police officers who shot and killed the unarmed Black man last summer.
Hundreds of people, including activists from across the country, marched downtown with Walker’s family and friends to City Hall and the Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center on South High Street where they were joined by the family’s attorneys to share a list of demands calling for justice. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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