As a result of his murder, justice was demanded for Jayland Walker, but now it has been denied. Author: Getty Images

Ohio, April 18th. — A jury in Ohio, USA, has dismissed possible charges against eight Akron police officers (seven of them white) in the shooting of 25-year-old African-American Jayland Walker, who received more than 40 bullet wounds, an event that caused huge outrage in the city public.

State Attorney General Dave Yost confirmed that the jury’s decision is that agents correctly used force during the pursuit of Walker, who was killed last June after agents attempted to stop him for a traffic violation.

“He reached out to grab something from his belt, which the officers called a pistol-drawn gesture, planted his foot and turned to the officers, who raised their hand as they opened fire, believing that Walker was shooting at them,” Yost is quoted as saying. from Telesur.

Similarly, the prosecutor acquitted: “Many agents, each making their own judgments about the threat, acted independently to neutralize that danger, creating a dynamic that exponentially increased the use of force.”

According to agents, the young man refused to stop driving his car and even shot at the police before he was killed. However, Walker was unarmed; but the agents found weapons in his car.

Cameras that the police attached to their uniforms confirmed that the agents had shot the deceased about 94 times after a sound consistent with a car firing was heard on the recording.

The incident took place on June 27 and sparked several days of demonstrations and riots in Akron; Therefore, before the ruling became inevitable, the merchants protected their establishments with plywood plates.

Fences and barriers were installed in the city center to prevent possible incidents, and a “demonstration platform” was also created. “If violence breaks out, the demonstrations will be declared illegal,” police chief Steve Mylett warned.

According to July 2022 CNN reports citing Summit County Coroner Dr. Lisa Kohler, the autopsy showed that she had 46 penetrating gunshot or sweat wounds and her death was due to blood loss from internal wounds, and the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. wounds.

The coroner added that tests showed no signs of drugs or alcohol in his system, she added, and when his lifeless body arrived at the coroner’s office, Jayland Walker was in handcuffs.

Kohler said entry wounds from gunshot wounds included:

• 15 on Walker’s torso, where he suffered internal injuries to his heart, lungs, liver, spleen, left kidney, intestines, and several ribs.
• 17 in the pelvis and upper legs, where the right main artery of the leg and bladder was damaged, and the pelvis and both femurs were fractured.
• 1 in the face, with a broken jaw.
• 8 on arms and right arm.
• 5 in the knees, right leg and right foot.

Source: Juventud Rebelde