A week after Jayland Walker’s funeral, his family and friends gathered Wednesday to celebrate what would have been his 26th birthday and call for a federal investigation into his shooting.
Akron police killed Walker on June 27 after a chase. Officers fired 46 bullets into his body, according to the office of the Summit County Medical Examiner. The shooting has led to weeks of protests and calls for an investigation that will be thorough and transparent.
“They froze in their steps,” a teary-eyed Pamela Walker said. “Their eyes were big, and their mouths dropped to the ground. They couldn’t say anything for a few minutes, and then they started interacting with him. It was just really funny.”“He struggled to come into this world because he was a twin who survived a miscarriage,” Pamela Walker said. “Unfortunately, he had to leave this world the same way.
The attorney for the Walker family, Robert DiCello, also pushed to have the Department of Justice replace state agents in the investigation. The attorney accused the union president of “trying to defend the officers, instead of focusing on the loss of Jayland’s life by creating and inserting new facts that have never been disclosed to the public.”and The Plain Dealer that he did not give state agents any information or interfere with the investigation. He said DiCello continues to put out incorrect information.
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