Grand Jury Getting Jayland Walker Investigation, Akron Prepares

A woman, left, prays as she walks among people waiting to pay their respects at a memorial service at the Akron Civic Center for Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. On June 27, 2022 Walker was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of bullets, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to fire again, authorities said. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A session of the Summit County grand jury will soon consider charges against Akron police officers.

Akron’s mayor says that panel will hear the evidence next week in the Jayland Walker police-involved shooting case.

Walker was shot dead last June when eight city officers fired at him.

The city has begun boarding up windows and setting up fencing and concrete barriers, with the possibility of unrest if there’s no indictment.