Officers Who Shot Jayland Walker Cleared After Internal Investigation
The eight officers who shot and killed 25-year-old Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio last summer did not violate police department policy, an internal investigation released Tuesday determined.
The case triggered widespread public protest.
The incident began as an otherwise routine traffic stop that escalated once Walker tried to flee in his car. He then jumped out of the vehicle in a ski mask and ran toward a nearby parking lot, where police opened fire.