 A surveillance screenshot of Crawford shot by the police | |
| Date | August 5, 2014 |
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| Time | c. 8:27 p.m. |
| Location | Beavercreek, Ohio, U.S. |
| Type | Homicide by shooting, police killing |
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| Charges | None |
| Litigation | Wrongful death lawsuit settled for $1.7 million |
John Crawford III | |
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 Photo of John Crawford III | |
| Born | July 29, 1992 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Died | August 5, 2014 (aged 22) Beavercreek, Ohio, US |
| Cause of death | Homicide by shooting, police killing |
The killing of John Crawford III occurred on August 5, 2014. Crawford was a 22-year-old African-American man shot and killed by a police officer in a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, near Dayton, while he was holding a BB gun that was for sale in the store.[1][2][3][4][5] The shooting was captured on surveillance video and led to protests from groups including the NAACP and the Black Lives Matter movement.[6][7][8]
A grand jury declined to indict the two officers involved on criminal charges.[6] The City of Beavercreek eventually settled civil claims for wrongful death brought by Crawford's estate and family.[9]
- ^ "Source: Ohio Walmart "gunman" John Crawford, fatally shot by police, was carrying toy rifle - CBS News". Cbsnews.com. 7 August 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Law Enforcement Tragedies Where Nobody Pays the Price". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Cops shoot and kill man holding toy gun in Wal-Mart". Msnbc.com. 9 August 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Ohio Wal-Mart surveillance video shows police shooting and killing John Crawford III". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Jon Swaine (26 September 2014). "'It was a crank call': family seeks action against 911 caller in Walmart shooting". The Guardian. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Staff, Breaking News (24 September 2014). "NAACP: Officers did not act justly in Walmart shooting". WHIO. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Wallace, Lewis. "Dayton 'Black Lives Matter' protesters to appear in court today". WKSU-FM. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "but john Crawford was shot dead in less than 4 seconds in the Walmart in Ohio. Didn't resist". Black Lives Matter. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ "City of Beavercreek to settle wrongful death lawsuit with family, estate of John Crawford III". www.whio.com. May 13, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.