A new federal lawsuit alleges that the eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase, and participated in a “culture of violence and racism” within Akron, Ohio's police department.Walker’s family says Friday they are seeking $45 million in damages from the officers, city of Akron and city officials, just months after a grand jury declined to indict the unnamed officers in Walker’s death.The lawsuit says that the officers violated Walker’s fourth amendment rights, and that Akron’s city leadership has allowed “violent behavior” to go unaddressed in its police department.The lawsuit further alleges that for years, and without consequences, the city of Akron, Mayor Daniel Horrigan and Chief of Police Stephen Mylett have knowingly allowed Akron police officers to engage in “violent behavior” that “disproportionately involves African Americans."The lawsuit goes on to list several alleged instances of Akron police officers using excessive force.It also includes a 1998 newsletter disseminated in the police department that repeatedly refers to Akron residents as animals, and states that a past internal investigation found that police officers currently employed by the department “read, received, circulated or found humorous” the newsletter.