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Walker Family(AKRON, Ohio) Protesters are gathering Wednesday to demand a federal investigation into the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot after a car and foot chase by police on June 27, 2022.
“We really want the nation to know that we re going to continue fighting for justice for Jayland,” said Jennifer Ross, the vice president of Diversity, Education & Engagement at the civil rights group the Akron Urban League, in an interview with ABC News.
The protests follow the April grand jury decision not to indict the involved officers on state criminal charges in his death.
Several local civil rights organizations including the Akron NAACP, Freedom Bloc, and the Akron Urban League are also demanding that the FBI investigate the patterns and practices of the Akron Police Department, develop a database detailing police misconduct nationwide, implement mandatory reporting of misconduct data and more.
They also demand that the department implem