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A lawsuit by Jayland Walker's family accuses the eight Akron, Ohio, police officers who shot him of excessive force and participating in a "culture of violence and racism."
The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase and participated in a "culture of violence and racism" within Akron's police department, according to a lawsuit filed in Ohio federal court Friday.
Attorneys for the family are arguing officers used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at the the 25-year-old Walker, who is black, during a foot chase. Walker fired one shot at the officers.
FILE - Pamela Walker, mother of Jayland Walker, who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, is comforted prior to appearing before reporters about police reform, on Capitol
A new federal lawsuit alleges that the eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase, and participated in a “culture of violence and racism” within Akron’s police department