Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett has announced that the eight police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker on June 27 have been returned to active duty.

Each of the officers had been placed on paid administrative leave following the shooting and had remained in that status for over three months.

Mylett says the officers have been reassigned to "administrative duty." They will not be in the community on patrol, but will provide internal support in non-uniform roles until the investigation is complete.

"We recognize that this decision will cause concern for the Walker family and the community, and we are sensitive to those concerns," Mylett stated in the release announcing the decision.

Amid those concerns, Mylett says the department has dealt with challenges of short staffing over the past several months. The shortages have resulted in fewer officers responding to calls for service, which have "strained" the department's patrol shifts.

"The decision to administratively reassign the 8 officers was not made in haste," the release added.

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