The names of four of the eight Akron officers who shot and killed Jayland Walker accidentally appeared Monday in a presentation by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
The video recording of the press conference was no longer available on the Ohio Attorney General’s Facebook page Monday night.
Yost said during the presentation, which laid out findings in the state’s 10-month investigation, that it would be up to Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett as to whether any of the officers would be named now that a grand jury in Summit County has declined to charge them criminally. Two slides, however, contained names of four of the officers.
Screenshots name Akron police officers in Jayland Walker shooting
The slides include screenshots of footage from the four officers’ body-worn cameras. The images capture the moments Walker sprang from his rolling vehicle while wearing a ski mask and the moment he turned toward police before being fired upon more than 90 times.
In the bottom right-hand corner of the still frame are the last names of four officers, which Mylett again said Monday the department is not releasing due to concerns for their safety after they received death threats.
Activists released eight names they claim to be the officers last fall.