John Crawford III was shot dead by cops in an Ohio Walmart when he did not drop an air rifle he was holding
On August 5, cops in Beavercreek, Ohio arrived at a Walmart in response to a 911 call of a man walking up and down the aisles of the store with a rifle in hand. When they arrived they spotted John Crawford III, 22, standing in an aisle holding what appeared to be a rifle. When he failed to drop the rifle, which turned out to be an air rifle, he was shot dead.
On Wednesday, a special Greene County grand jury refused to indict the officers involved in the shooting. Crawford’s family immediately called for a Justice Department investigation to determine if race was a factor in the shooting.
The family said it was “incomprehensible” that the grand jury failed to indict the cops. The family released a statement which said, “The Crawford family is extremely disappointed, disgusted and confused. They are heartbroken that justice was not done in the tragic death of their only son.”
Eric Holder must have heard them loud and clear because the Justice Department announced that it had begun a thorough investigation to determine if Crawford’s civil rights had been violated.
Since an air rifle can look like the real McCoy, I believe the officers were justified in shooting Crawford when he did not drop the gun. And you can bet that had Crawford been white, Holder’s Justice Department would never have started any investigation into this shooting.
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