Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Akron Over Protests Following Police Killing of Jayland Walker
AKRON, Ohio – The city of Akron has reached a settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by 24 individuals who were arrested during protests in early July 2022 following the killing of Jayland Walker by Akron police officers. The suit, filed in June of 2023 against the City of Akron, then-Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan, and Akron police officers, alleged that the defendants violated the constitutional rights of peaceful demonstrators protesting the 2022 police shooting of Jayland Walker. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 24 plaintiffs, including national activists Bianca Austin, aunt of … Read more