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| John Crawford's death still under review one year after fatal police shooting | John Crawford's death still under review one year after fatal police shooting |
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| A year after John Crawford III, a 22-year-old black man, was killed by a white police officer while carrying an air rifle in an Ohio Walmart, a federal review of the case remains unfinished. As the region grapples with the aftermath of a different deadly police shooting, Crawford’s relatives plan an anniversary vigil to keep his case in the news. | A year after John Crawford III, a 22-year-old black man, was killed by a white police officer while carrying an air rifle in an Ohio Walmart, a federal review of the case remains unfinished. As the region grapples with the aftermath of a different deadly police shooting, Crawford’s relatives plan an anniversary vigil to keep his case in the news. |
| Related: Ohio Walmart video reveals moments before officer killed John Crawford | Related: Ohio Walmart video reveals moments before officer killed John Crawford |
| Crawford III was shot on 5 August 2014, in suburban Dayton, after a 911 caller reported seeing someone at the store waving a gun. A local grand jury concluded the shooting was justified, but his family contends he was shot without a chance to respond to police. | Crawford III was shot on 5 August 2014, in suburban Dayton, after a 911 caller reported seeing someone at the store waving a gun. A local grand jury concluded the shooting was justified, but his family contends he was shot without a chance to respond to police. |
| The case and others that followed – including the deaths of 18-year-old Michael Brown days later in Ferguson, Missouri, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in November – have fueled a national dialogue about police use of force, especially by white officers against blacks. | The case and others that followed – including the deaths of 18-year-old Michael Brown days later in Ferguson, Missouri, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in November – have fueled a national dialogue about police use of force, especially by white officers against blacks. |
| This week, attention again turned to southwest Ohio after a now-fired University of Cincinnati police officer who shot an African American man, Samuel DuBose, during a traffic stop pleaded not guilty to murder. | This week, attention again turned to southwest Ohio after a now-fired University of Cincinnati police officer who shot an African American man, Samuel DuBose, during a traffic stop pleaded not guilty to murder. |
| Related: Doubts cast on witness's account of black man killed by police in Walmart | Related: Doubts cast on witness's account of black man killed by police in Walmart |
| “It does not appear that anything has changed for the better in this past year – that we’re still having a lot of police-involved shootings of young black men,” said Michael Wright, an attorney for the Crawford family. | |
| The family wants to see charges filed and plans to voice that call as they mark the anniversary with a rally and prayer vigil on Wednesday at Dayton’s courthouse square. | The family wants to see charges filed and plans to voice that call as they mark the anniversary with a rally and prayer vigil on Wednesday at Dayton’s courthouse square. |
| The civil rights division of the Justice Department, the FBI and the US attorney’s office responsible for the Dayton area are reviewing what happened, said Jennifer Thornton, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor’s office. She said a “review of the facts and circumstances” was continuing but she could not provide a timeline for its completion. | The civil rights division of the Justice Department, the FBI and the US attorney’s office responsible for the Dayton area are reviewing what happened, said Jennifer Thornton, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor’s office. She said a “review of the facts and circumstances” was continuing but she could not provide a timeline for its completion. |
| Crawford’s relatives have said they hoped the federal review would include analysis of whether race was a factor in the case. Crawford was black; the two officers who confronted him are white. | Crawford’s relatives have said they hoped the federal review would include analysis of whether race was a factor in the case. Crawford was black; the two officers who confronted him are white. |
| The shooting was captured on surveillance video by cameras inside the Beavercreek store, but the footage did not include sound. | The shooting was captured on surveillance video by cameras inside the Beavercreek store, but the footage did not include sound. |
| Related: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States in 2015 – interactive | |
| Police said Crawford appeared to have a real weapon and was shot when he did not respond to orders to drop it. Investigators later determined the Fairfield man was talking on a cellphone and holding an air rifle that he had picked up from a store shelf. | Police said Crawford appeared to have a real weapon and was shot when he did not respond to orders to drop it. Investigators later determined the Fairfield man was talking on a cellphone and holding an air rifle that he had picked up from a store shelf. |
| Crawford’s relatives and their attorneys have argued he was “shot on sight”. | Crawford’s relatives and their attorneys have argued he was “shot on sight”. |
| The family filed a federal lawsuit against Beavercreek police and Walmart, alleging negligence and violation of Crawford’s civil rights. The city and Walmart have denied the allegations. | The family filed a federal lawsuit against Beavercreek police and Walmart, alleging negligence and violation of Crawford’s civil rights. The city and Walmart have denied the allegations. |
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