Jayland Walker's funeral took place today, as Akron, Ohio, recognizes an official citywide day of mourning for the police shooting victim declared by city officials days earlier.
declared by city officials days earlier.
Funeral services began midday Wednesday with musical performances. Singers and speakers were flanked by photos of Walker in the Akron Civic Theatre. "If it wasn't for you, I probably wouldn't be where I'm at now," said Walker's best friend, Dupri Whatley."Never a dull moment with Jayland. Like, we became brothers -- from going to play basketball to being at my house, listening to music."
"One of the things that we cannot do, we must not do, is -- we must not normalize this," said Bishop Timothy Clarke."We cannot make the deaths of our sons and daughters at such an early age the normal thing. ... We should not be here and Jayland should not be in that box." Officials said they attempted to pull over Walker for a traffic violation and an equipment violation with his car. He allegedly refused to stop, which set off a chase that ended in his death.
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