EXCLUSIVE: Jada Walker, Jayland Walker's sister, speaks out on his fatal shooting by Akron police, telling tjholmes: “None of this is making sense to me.'
Jada Walker, sister of Jayland Walker, speaks to ABC's TJ Holmes, July 5, 2022, about the shooting death of her brother by police in Akron, Ohio. At left, is her lawyer.sister wants the world to know him as she did: a funny, kind brother who looked out for his family and had big goals for his future of investing and buying a home.
"If it ain't a movie, we just listening to new music," she said. "We both have our own lives, but we always made sure to check in with each other." Attorney Bobby DiCello, right, holds up a photograph of Jayland Walker as Paige White, left, comforts Jayland's mother Pamela Walker during a press conference at St. Ashworth Temple on June 30, 2022, in Akron, Ohio.She says hearing sirens or seeing vehicles that look like Jayland's silver Buick is triggering for her.
Officers said they attempted to pull Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, over for a traffic and equipment violation when he refused. It turned into a car chase, as police continued to pursue Jayland Walker.Officials said the muzzle flash of a gun came from the driver's side of Jayland Walker's car, while officers in another video said they heard at least one shot being fired from his car. The lawyer representing the Walkers, Bobby DiCello, said his team is looking into these claims.
He was unarmed when he was fatally shot. Police say they recovered a handgun with a separate loaded magazine and what appears to be a gold ring left on the driver's seat of Jayland Walker's car. The State Attorney General's Office did not respond to ABC News' request for comment on this allegation or the incident.
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