AKRON — An attorney for the family of Jayland Walker, the 25-year old Ohio man shot by Akron police after an attempted traffic stop late last month, called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Walker’s death, our news partner WBNS in Columbus reports.
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Attorney Bobby DiCello made the call, joining the national N.A.A.C.P. and its Akron branch, while questioning the integrity of the current investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which was asked by Akron officials to examine the June 27 shooting, WBNS reports.
A spokesperson for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office issued a statement Wednesday saying, “B.C.I. shall remain steadfast in our commitment to independent investigations regarding officer involved shootings, and this case is no different.”
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A preliminary autopsy shows that Walker was shot at least 40 times by eight Akron Police officers who fired dozens of rounds at the end of car and foot pursuit with an attempted traffic stop for minor equipment violations, according to WBNS.
Derrick Johnson, N.A.A.C.P. President asked the D.O.J. to investigate Walker’s death last week in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, WBNS reports.
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