AKRON, OHIO — Akron organizers released a statement with a list of demands for the City of Akron, including the establishment of an independent Truth and Reconciliation Committee to investigate Jayland Walker’s murder, the prosecution of all officers involved in the murder of Jayland Walker, and the release of all peaceful protestors from all jails and holding institutions. After Jayland Walker’s murder by the Akron Police Department on June 27, Akron organizers peacefully organized and protested the injustice, only to be met with tear gas, unlawful arrests, and militarized weapons and occupation. When on-the-ground organizers tried to initially hand-deliver their demands to Mayor Horrigan’s house on July 4, tanks and police armed with tactical gear and assault rifles prevented the concerned residents from exercising direct democracy.