The family of a Black man killed when eight Ohio officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot a round out his window during a police chase will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron.

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.

Walker's family sued the city in 2023, initially requesting $45 million. The $4.85 million will be paid in four installments over the next four years, according to a Monday news release.

The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man who was fatally shot by police in a barrage of 94 bullets after he allegedly fired a shot from his car, will receive a settlement of $4.8 million from the city of Akron, according to a statement from the mayor’s office on Monday.

The family of a Black man killed when eight Ohio officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot a round out his window during a police chase will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron.

The city of Akron, Ohio has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Jayland Walker, a Black man officers shot more than 40 times after a car chase.  In a joint statement released on