A spokeswoman for the city told the Akron Beacon Journal that there would be no comment on the litigation from the city. The officers pursued Walker on foot after an attempted traffic stop in June 2022 and shot him dozens of times, including five times in the back, police officials said. "Only then did the officers fire believing Mr. Walker was firing again at them," said Yost, whose office was asked by local prosecutors to investigate the shooting. State law allows officers to use deadly force against a deadly threat to themselves or others, he added. A media lawsuit seeking the names of the officers is pending before the Ohio Supreme Court.

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Persons: Jayland Walker, Daniel Horrigan, Stephen Mylett, Bobby DiCello, Walker, DiCello, Dave Yost, Yost, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walker's, Pamela Walker, Rich McKay, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Northern, Northern District of, Police, Reuters, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, of Justice, DOJ, Ohio Supreme, Thomson Locations: Akron , Ohio, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of Ohio, City, Akron, State, United States, Minneapolis, Louisville , Kentucky, Ohio, Atlanta