- Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed after he fled an attempted traffic stop and fired a shot from his car during the vehicle chase
- Police in Akron, Ohio, fired a barrage of gunshots at Walker on June 27, and he had 46 bullet wounds in his body
- The eight officers involved - who have never been named - were suspended, but on Tuesday Akron police announced they were returning to work
- Steve Mylett, the city's police chief, said they were being brought back due to a staffing shortage which threatened to leave Akron without services
- Mylett said he appreciated that some in the community would be concerned, but the officers would be on desk duties, and not in uniform
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