The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said Monday.

Relatives of Jayland Walker, a Black man who was killed by Ohio police, reached a settlement with the city of Akron.

The family had filed a lawsuit against the Ohio city and its police department after Mr. Walker was fatally shot by eight police officers in 2022.

The family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old fatally shot by police in Akron, Ohio in June 2022, has reached a $4.85 million settlement with the city of Akron in a federal lawsuit over Walker’s death.

The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man who was fatally shot by eight police officers, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said.

The City of Akron will pay the family of Jayland Walker $4.85 million in the federal lawsuit that sought $45 million in damages for Walker's death.

In a landmark decision, the city of Akron will pay $4.8 million to the family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was gunned down in a barrage of 94 bullets by police officers during a chaotic chase in June 2022.