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A major issue in Akron's mayoral race is the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker by Akron police. The candidates running in next month's primary shared their thoughts following the grand jury's decision not to indict the officers.
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A group of local pastors and church members held a prayer vigil Tuesday night for Jayland Walker. The decision by a grand jury to not indict the eight Akron police officers involved in his death was released Monday.
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The Black leadership group Tribal Trauma Triage is urging peace and healing after a grand jury issued no indictments for the eight Akron police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker.
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A day after a special grand jury decided the eight officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker should face no criminal charges, protesters walked down East Market Street and heard speeches calling for police reform in Akron.
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A Summit County special grand jury has ruled there was not enough credible evidence to charge the any of the officers with a crime.
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Akron groups are planning to protest as soon as the grand jury decision is announced. Pastors and business owners are asking protesters not to destroy property.
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Dozens of people gathered in Akron's Highland Square neighborhood Friday night to call for justice for Jayland Walker, who was fatally shot by Akron Police last summer.
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About a dozen community members prayed and called for peace outside the Justice Center in downtown Akron Tuesday night.
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A special Summit County grand jury is expected to be seated April 10. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been reviewing the incident for about nine months.