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The gathering is part of ongoing demonstrations to mark the year since Jayland Walker was fatally shot by Akron police officers.
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One year ago, an attempted traffic stop in Akron ended in a car chase and eight police officers shooting and killing Jayland Walker, a 25 year old, unarmed Black man.
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Charter bus passengers from Akron to D.C. plan to march outside the Department of Justice in support of Jayland Walker, who was shot and killed by Akron police in 2022.
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Activists will call for the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the Akron Police Department in Washington, D.C. Tuesday - one year after eight officers fatally shot Jayland Walker.
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The family of the unarmed Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers last summer has filed suit against the city.
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Chief Stephen Mylett told Ideastream Public Media that he expects to report the findings of the internal investigation to the community in the coming months.
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The civil rights organization has received several "credible" concerns that police are retaliating against protesters.
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Akron police oversight board preparing to review internal investigation into Jayland Walker shootingThe Akron Police's internal investigation is expected to take a couple of months to complete. The board will review the investigation and consider recommending policy changes.
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In an attempt to pushback on the city of Akron and the police department's characterization of protesters as violent, about 50 people marched through downtown Monday night carrying red carnations.
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After the April 19 justice for Jayland protest that resulted in pepper spray and tear gas used by police against protesters, some Akron leaders have called for more communication between law enforcement and protesters. Some protesters say that's not an option.
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The lawsuit alleges a pattern of constitutional rights violations by the city and police department through excessive violence.
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About 150 protesters were marching peacefully on Copley Road in West Akron when police officers with the Akron Police Department and the Summit County Sheriff's Office arrived and dispersed the crowd using tear gas and pepper spray.