Akron officials settled a lawsuit over the pepper-spraying of protesters in the wake of a grand jury's decision not to indict the eight officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker.
accused police officers of unlawfully pepper-spraying and shooting tear gas at people demonstrating on city sidewalks. It also said Akron police arrested people for non-arrestable offenses, such as traffic violations.
The changes also include limiting the use of force on protesters, requiring police officers to record their own actions and prohibiting Akron police from using other law enforcement agencies during protests, according to attorneys from the Friedman, Gilbert and Gerhardstein law firm who negotiated the settlement.Cleveland.com reached out to Akron officials for comment on the settlement.
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