An Ohio grand jury voted against indicting eight Akron police officers who fatally shot an unarmed Black man last year, the state attorney general said on Monday, as the city prepared for a fresh round of protests against alleged police misconduct.
The officers pursued Jayland Walker, 25, on foot after an attempted traffic stop last June and shot him 46 times, including five times in the back.after mistakenly thinking Walker reached into his waistband for a gun, did a "cross draw motion," planted his foot and turned toward the officers while raising his hand, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said during a briefing to announce the grand jury's decision.
State law allows officers to use deadly force against a deadly threat to themselves or others, he said. Paige White, one of the lawyers, claimed prosecutors presented a case that was in favor of the officers. In June, Walker's death sparked mostly peaceful daytime protests, although some demonstrators broke storefront windows and damaged property in central Akron, prompting police to disperse the crowd with tear gas.
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