Chicago protests the police killing of Jayland Walker

Demonstrators took the streets Wednesday night in downtown Chicago, calling for all officers involved in Walker’s death to be fired and indicted.

By Brenda Ruiz
Protest, NYC
Protesters listen to a speaker during a march and rally for Jayland Walker, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Walker, 25, was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic stop in Akron, Ohio. Frank Franklin II / AP Photo
Protest, NYC
Protesters listen to a speaker during a march and rally for Jayland Walker, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Walker, 25, was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic stop in Akron, Ohio. Frank Franklin II / AP Photo

Chicago protests the police killing of Jayland Walker

Demonstrators took the streets Wednesday night in downtown Chicago, calling for all officers involved in Walker’s death to be fired and indicted.

By Brenda Ruiz
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In the wake of the police killing of Jayland Walker in Ohio, protesters across the country have rallied over the stark difference in how police treat and interact with people of color.

Reset learns more about a demonstration in downtown Chicago, and gets the latest details of the Chicago Police Department’s new foot pursuit policy.

GUESTS: Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

Alexandra Block, senior supervising attorney for criminal legal system and policing at the ACLU of Illinois