Nearly 10 months after Jayland Walker was killed in a shooting by Akron police, a grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against the eight officers involved in his death.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost made the announcement during a Monday afternoon press conference. Jurors issued a "no bill" decision, with Yost stating they felt the officers' use of deadly force against Walker was justified by state law.

"Legal justification does not change the terrible, permanent damage of Jayland Walker's death," Yost said. "I grieve the loss of this promising young life, although I recognize that no words of mine can offer much comfort to his family."

At the request of the Akron Police Department, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation handled the probe into Walker's death, completing its work last month. From the outset, Yost had pledged the inquiry would be "objective, professional, and independent."

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