Grand jury weighs charges for police in Jayland Walker death.
- A grand jury in Ohio will hear evidence this week to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges in the , a 25-year-old Black man whose death sparked protests in Akron last summer.
Police body camera video showed Walker eventually bailed from his slowly moving car while wearing a ski mask and ran into a parking lot, where pursuing officers opened fire. A county medical examiner said Walker was . A handgun, loaded magazine and wedding ring were found on the driver’s seat of the car.
Authorities say Walker made a threatening gesture before he was shot, but the body camera footage from June 27 did not clearly show that. Police chased Walker for about 10 seconds before officers fired from multiple directions in a burst of shots that lasted 6 or 7 seconds. City leaders have been meeting with community leaders, church groups, activists and business owners ahead of the grand jury meeting while also preparing for potential protests.
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