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Family of Ohio Walmart shooting victim sues store | Family of Ohio Walmart shooting victim sues store |
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The family of a man fatally shot by police while holding an air gun inside an Ohio Walmart has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the store. | |
John Crawford, 22, was killed after a caller reported a man with a gun at the retail chain store. | John Crawford, 22, was killed after a caller reported a man with a gun at the retail chain store. |
His family is suing Walmart and police for Crawford's wrongful death. | His family is suing Walmart and police for Crawford's wrongful death. |
Surveillance footage shows the black man pick up an unpackaged "BB" gun and walk through the store on the phone before being shot by a white officer. | |
"All we want is justice," Michael Wright, an attorney for the family, told reporters on Tuesday. | "All we want is justice," Michael Wright, an attorney for the family, told reporters on Tuesday. |
"The criminal justice system refused to hold those accountable so the civil system must." | "The criminal justice system refused to hold those accountable so the civil system must." |
A grand jury earlier voted not to charge two police officers involved in the shooting. | A grand jury earlier voted not to charge two police officers involved in the shooting. |
The lawsuit filed in an Ohio district court names the city of Beavercreek, the officers involved in the shooting and Walmart and seeks more than $75,000 (£48,000) in damages. | The lawsuit filed in an Ohio district court names the city of Beavercreek, the officers involved in the shooting and Walmart and seeks more than $75,000 (£48,000) in damages. |
Crawford's family allege BB guns at other Walmart locations are packaged with security devices, but the gun in this case was unboxed and lying on a shelf. | Crawford's family allege BB guns at other Walmart locations are packaged with security devices, but the gun in this case was unboxed and lying on a shelf. |
Those named in the suit have yet to publicly comment on it. | Those named in the suit have yet to publicly comment on it. |
Crawford's girlfriend, Tasha Thomas, was also reportedly aggressively questioned by police in the wake of the shooting. | Crawford's girlfriend, Tasha Thomas, was also reportedly aggressively questioned by police in the wake of the shooting. |
According to the Guardian, Ms Thomas was accused of lying and threatened with jail as police demanded to know where Crawford had obtained the BB gun. | According to the Guardian, Ms Thomas was accused of lying and threatened with jail as police demanded to know where Crawford had obtained the BB gun. |
It is the latest incident to prompt questions of police conduct in the US. | It is the latest incident to prompt questions of police conduct in the US. |
A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Cleveland last month while carrying a pellet gun. | A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Cleveland last month while carrying a pellet gun. |
And the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked widespread protests across the nation in recent weeks. | And the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked widespread protests across the nation in recent weeks. |
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