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A grand jury declined to bring state charges against officers over Walker’s death.
Jayland Walker’s family has filed a lawsuit against the city of Akron, Ohio, as well as the eight officers involved in the shooting that led to his death after a police chase on June 27, 2022.
The lawsuit, filed by the family through their legal counsel, alleges that the officers used excessive force in their encounter with Walker.
In this July 13, 2022 file photo, a man holds up the program after funeral services for Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old black man who was shot to death by up to eight police officers on June 27, 2022, in Akron, Ohio. .
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It also states that the behavior of the eight officers was encouraged by “a culture of violence and racism” within the Akron Police Department, according to a press release from Walker’s family attorneys.
Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan and Police Chief Stephen Mylett are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
ABC News has contacted all parties named in the filing, but has not immediately received comment.
