The ongoing controversy surrounding Jayland Walker protests in Akron.

The Ohio Attorney General's announcement that a special grand jury declined to indict eight Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker has sparked dueling narratives. While some believe that Walker's death was another example of police brutality used on young Black men, others believe that he induced his own death through a criminological concept known as "suicide by cop." Experts are weighing in, but the case is hardly typical, and it is difficult to prove, quantify, or research. Ultimately, the speculation about Walker's intentions that night unites experts in one truth: "We'll never know."