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NAACP calls on Garland to probe killing of Jayland Walker

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement following a briefing from U.S. Marshal Service Director Ronald Davis on a fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combatting violent crime in 10 cities with high rates of homicides and shootings at the Department of Justice in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Bonnie Cash/Pool Photo via AP)

People wait to get into the Akron Civic Center for a public viewing for Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. On June 27, 2022, Walker was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of bullets, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to fire again, authorities said. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NAACP calls on Garland to probe killing of Jayland Walker