Family files lawsuit over fatal shooting at Ohio Wal-Mart (AP) The family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer as he held an air rifle inside a Wal-Mart filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday charging negligence and violation of the man’s civil rights. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Dayton against the city of Beavercreek in suburban Dayton, the two Beavercreek officers involved, the police chief and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. John Crawford III was shot Aug. 5 inside the store in the Dayton suburb. Police responded after a 911 caller reported Crawford was waving what appeared to be a firearm. A grand jury concluded the shooting was justified. “All we want is justice for John Crawford,” the family’s attorney, Michael Wright said at a news conference Tuesday. Crawford’s family has said previously that it was “incomprehensible” that police weren’t indicted. Wright said the criminal justice system has so far refused to hold the officers accountable and it is necessary for the civil justice system to do so. Messages left seeking comment from Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart and Beavercreek city attorney Steve McHugh, who has served as a spokesman for the city and police, were not immediately returned. The lawsuit charges that all the parties [...] newsinfl/family-files-lawsuit-over-fatal-shooting-at-ohio-wal-mart/
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 19:15:21 +0000
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