Posted on 04/17/2023 1:54:26 PM PDT by rxsid
"Live updates: AG's office says 8 officers fired 94 shots at Jayland Walker in 6.7 seconds
The eight police officers involved in the killing of Jayland Walker last summer will not be criminally charged, a special grand jury decided, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Monday.
Yost hosted a virtual press conference at 3:30 p.m. Monday, with Senior Assistant Attorneys General Anthony Pierson and Anthony Cillo.
As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, High Street is closed between Bowery and State streets. Akron Metro RTA buses are still running but are detouring around the closure.
Grand jury decision:No criminal charges for 8 Akron officers who shot Jayland Walker
Yost said the grand jury determined the eight officers were "legally justified in their use of force" and issued a "no bill," meaning there will be no state criminal action against the officers and no criminal charges. Yost said it's still possible for civil action for a wrongful death case to move forward.
"Here is a shorthand version of what transpired in June last year. Mr. Walker took at least one shot from his vehicle at the police, led them on a chase and exited from his vehicle and a ski mask, ignoring multiple commands by officers to show his hands and to stop," Yost said.
"Now, the Summit County grand jury, people who live there in the community, spent more than a week reviewing the BCI investigation. The grand jury concluded that the officers were legally justified in their use of force," Yost said.
"The grand jury just a little while ago issued what is called a no bill, meaning that there will be no state criminal action, no charges at the state level. That does not resolve any potential civil action that might be brought for wrongful death," Yost said.
A "no bill" means the person isn't indicted. This doesn't prohibit the prosecutor from seeking an indictment from another grand jury, such as in a case if additional evidence is discovered.
More on what is a 'no bill':What does a 'no bill' mean from grand jury in Jayland Walker case?
"Most of officer-involved shootings involve an officer or perhaps an officer and a partner. It is unusual although hardly unprecedented to have this many officers firing their weapon at the same time at a single subject. The sheer number of shots is one of the things that makes the video so hard to watch...That being said, it is critical to remember that Mr. Walker had fired on the police, and that he shot first," Yost said.
The juror included two Black jurors and was made up of three men and six women.
Yost said the attorney general's office won't release the names of the officers, as they haven't been charged with anything. He referred questions about whether or not the officers' names will be released to the Akron Police Department.
Lit him up like a pinball machine.
CC
Was there anything left to bury or were they all terrible shots???
94 shots from 8 officers
Some rapid fire for sure.
But if one officer was justified all 8 were,
Taking pot shots at police is never a wise move.
Agreed! And that key fact will be lost in the "media" "coverage."
I’d like to be on one of these grand juries or juries and be “That guy” who stands in the way of things....No way there needs to be 94 shots fired from 8 directions.
Officers are apparently trained “if he’s worth shooting, he’s worth emptying the gun into”.
I can see the rationale for that.
Well, as my instructor once told me, if it’s worth shooting it’s worth shooting twice. Think of it as 94 warning shots to the torso.
It least this way he won’t be let out by a Soros DA.
Can’t argue about this one.....
That works out to almost 1,000 rounds per minute.
That way he doesn't get shot and he doesn't wind up doing 20 years for shooting someone who needed shooting.
"The number of shots fired by each officer varied from three to 18 (the breakdown of shots by officer: 4, 11, 6, 3, 18, 18, 18, 16). Pierson said some officers reloaded but did not continue to fire their weapons after they reloaded.Yost said officers fired 94 shots at Walker over 6.7 seconds. Walker had 46 gunshot wounds to his body, which included entrance and exit wounds. There were no drugs or alcohol in his system.
"As Mr. Walker turns at one particular point in time, he raises his arm out. At that point in time, he is shot by responding officers. The officers believed that Mr. Walker was a threat to them. They believed that he was a threat to themselves and other officers. As a result, he was shot," Pierson said."
The number of shots is irrelevant. I thought the rule was you keep shooting until the perp stops moving. You could also say, “In for a penny, in for a pounding.”
Just another one to toss into the DNS database. Anybody got some serious gourmet coffee?
His rapper name: “Swiss Cheese”
there should be some sort of system so this doesnt happen
its your turn to shoot
no its your turn, i went last time
are you sure?
you wanna flip for it?
Is Joe and Kommiela there yet leading the riots?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.