The Shooting of the Akron, Ohio, Prosecutor and the First Grand Jury Trial in the U.S. Attorney’s Office

The special prosecutor presented the case to the grand jury. The law allows the officers themselves to testify before the grand jury in Ohio, which the Walker family attorney said favors the officers.

Walker was unarmed at the time he was killed, according to police, though officers said he shot at police from his vehicle during the car chase. A gun was found in his vehicle after the shooting, police said. Yost said that shot was recovered from a nearby road and the ballistics matched the weapon found in Walker’s vehicle.

“He reached for his waistband in what several officers described as a cross-draw motion, planted his foot and turned toward the officers while raising his hand,” Yost said. “Only then did the officers fire, believing Mr. Walker was firing again at them.”

His death prompted an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, along with protests over racial injustice and police use of force – a few of which erupted into violence, resulting in damage to local businesses, Akron police said.

A week after the shooting, police released a narrated video timeline of the shooting featuring parts of body camera videos from 13 officers at the scene.

Some of the images that police shared were taken from traffic cameras that showed a muzzle flash along the side of the car.

Police said that Walker exited his vehicle and ran after several minutes. Several police officers got out of their patrol cars to chase him, but he continued and the officers tried to use tasers to stop him.

However, they were reinstated by October 10, a decision Mylett attributed to “staffing issues” in comments to CNN affiliate WEWS. The officers weren’t on duty or responding to calls while back at work.

The Shooting of a High-Mass Shooter at a Shopping Center: A 911 Call to the Fam. Attorney K.Shawsmith

Former Fairfax County Police Sergeant Wesley Shifflett was fired and faced a criminal investigation after the shooting death of Timothy Johnson in February.

Fairfax County Police chief Kevin Davis told reporters that officers suspected Johnson of stealing from a Tysons Corner shopping center.

Shiffett’s attorney told CNN that the grand jury’s decision should be respected. He said his client feels horrible about the circumstances, but scared for his life.

Bodycam footage released by police shows the officers chasing the suspect through the shopping mall and a parking garage, and into a grassy, wooded area of the mall property while shouting verbal commands.

One of the officers yells, “Get on the ground,” and then two gunshots can be heard in the video. One officer then says, “stop reaching,” and another shot is fired.

I sat with the family of Timothy Johnson this morning and told them I was expecting an indictment today, but they were shocked to find out the officer who shot and killed their son was not indicted.

No prosecutors were allowed to be present when investigating officers spoke before the grand jury, so he “can’t say for sure what information was conveyed,” the prosecutor said.