AKRON, Ohio — On the day Jayland Walker's funeral service was held, community members gathered in Akron to pay their respects and rally for change in a city that been the scene of repeated protests following Walker's police shooting death on June 27.
Akron city officials designated Wednesday as a "Day of Mourning." Tonight, prayer vigils happened at community centers across the city.
Marc Neal of Dominion Family Church said the pain felt in the community extends beyond Walker's death.
"Our city is broken, our city needs healing, our city is hurting," Neal said. Shootings in the city have become all to familiar, he said.
"I've never seen Akron in the strait it’s in right now. There’s a lot of challenges that’s going on, a lot of conflict and a lot of division politically, spiritually, economically," Neal said.
Community members said they are using their faith to bring people together and hoping for a better tomorrow for Akron.
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