Although the Ohio Attorney General stopped short of saying this was 'suicide by cop,' they did say Jayland Walker was not the same person after the death of his fiancé just one month prior to his death.
In the hours that followed the announcement, the family of Walker and their attorneys held a vigil to discuss the outcome of the grand jury’s decision.
“And when that trust is broken, and people no longer feel served by those who swore to protect and serve, trust erodes and our communities suffer,” Sykes said. “Let me be clear when I say my disappointment today isn’t a blanket attack on law enforcement.”presented to the grand jury. In the weeks that followed the death of Jayland Walker's fiancé, his Google search history showed, "what happens when you drink bleach," and "quickest ways to die."
While the AG and his special prosecutor stopped short of saying this was a “suicide by cop,” situation they noted that Jayland had not been himself in the month leading up to the chase and shooting.It is against the rules of a grand jury for the AG to reveal how the vote in the Walker case went, although they were able to say the jury consisted of three men and six women, and two of the jurors were Black.
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