Friends and community members approached Jayland Walker’s family with flowers in hand, as more than 50 supporters came together in solidarity to honor the life of Jayland Walker, who was killed by Akron Police in 2022.
“He’s supposed to be here, and we shouldn’t have to have a memorial,” said Traci Person, who organized the memorial June 27 at Hardesty Park on the third anniversary of Walker’s death.
“We have to not necessarily just remember, but we have to acknowledge our pain, come together as a community to see what we can do to stop this from happening.”…