AKRON, Ohio — A brand-new United Nations group strategies to examine last month’s police shooting death of Jayland Walker, the law company representing Walker’s household stated Wednesday.
The 25-year-old Black male was eliminated in Akron, Ohio after cops shot him about 60 times following a automobile and foot chase on June27 Hundreds grieved his death throughout his funeralservice service Wednesday, which was stated a citywide day of grieving after days of demonstrations over his death.
The U.N. group, called the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement, recently reached out to the DiCello Levitt Gutzler law company to state it prepared to appearance into Walker’s death, stated legalrepresentative Bobby DiCello.
The U.N. group will designate independent privateinvestigators to appearance into Walker’s death, DiCello said, after the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation concludes its query into the shooting. The group formed after George Floyd’s death in 2020.
After the U.N. examination, the group will make suggestions to federal and state federalgovernments, according to DiCello.
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DiCello, along with numerous others, spoke at a news conference following visitation and funeral services for Walker at the Akron Civic Theatre. The attorney said there is no requirement for city authorities to wait to make policy modifications.
“One of the most essential modifications that can be carriedout now, that we are calling upon the city to take care of instantly, is the execution of dashcams,” he sa