The City of Akron and the family of Jayland Walker have reached an agreement to end a federal civil rights lawsuit that sought at least $45 million in damages. Details of the settlement were not immediately available Tuesday. On June 27, 2022, Walker was shot dozens of times by Akron police officers and killed after a car chase and brief foot pursuit. Police fired a total of 94 rounds.In a one-paragraph document filed Tuesday, attorneys for the City of Akron and Walker’s family informed Judge John R. Adams that “the Parties have agreement on settlement terms,” ending the lawsuit. Ken Abbarno, one of the attorneys from the DiCello Levitt law firm representing the Walkers, confirmed on Tuesday evening that they had reached an agreement with the city. Walker’s death and the exoneration of the involved officers led to widespread protests, unrest and mass arrests that involved use of force on the part of the police. Months later, it also led to the creation of a police oversight system overwhelmingly approved by Akron voters. While the lawsuit sought at least $45 million in damages from the city — “$1 million for each bullet that struck Jayland Walker,” the June 2023 complaint states — the exact terms of the settlement are not yet public. The city declined to comment on open litigation. Bobby DiCello, the attorney for Jayland Walker’s family, speaks during a memorial event held at St. Ashworth Temple Church of God in Christ on the two-year anniversary of Jayland Walker’s death. (Susan Zake / Signal Akron)A settlement has been in the works for months. At a June memorial event on the two-year anniversary of Walker’s killing, Walker attorney Bobby DiCello hinted that a successful resolution of the lawsuit was imminent, and the two sides told the court in August that they made “considerable strides in settlement discussions.” DiCello told attendees at Walker’s June memorial that “change is on the way, I promise you that.”The attorney added that the lawsuit will result in “accountability,” “fairness,” “collaboration” and “community.”“When you look in the eyes of a city leader and they know that you all have been out there cheering, you all have been out there parading, you have been out there saying things that make a difference — they were afraid of you,” DiCello told the crowd gathered in June at St. Ashworth Temple Church of God in Christ.“They respected the power that you brought on behalf of the Walker family. So today, while it is a tragic day in memory, it is an important day for social justice. It is an important day because it commemorates when you all stood for this family, and this family stood for peace.”The Citizens’ Police Oversight Board and Independent Police Auditor Anthony Finnell’s position were created by the passage of Issue 10 in the wake of Jayland Walker’s killing in 2022. (Doug Brown / Signal Akron)The settlement in the Walker family lawsuit comes months after the city settled two federal lawsuits stemming from the protests about his death. In July, the city agreed to policy changes about protest policing to settle a lawsuit from the Akron Bail Fund. In February, the city agreed to pay $747,000 to settle a lawsuit from 22 protesters and bystanders who said they were illegally arrested. The post Jayland Walker’s family, City of Akron reach settlement over his 2022 killing by Akron police appeared first on Signal Akron.