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Posted on 08/10/2014 4:09:15 PM PDT by grundle
A man who was carrying an air rifle in an Ohio Wal-Mart told the police officers that fatally shot him that the gun was “not real,” according to a family member.
John Crawford was shot by police Tuesday evening at a Beavercreek store. The Ohio attorney general’s office announced Thursday that he was merely carrying a brand of air rifle that Wal-Mart sells.
Another shopper, 37-year-old Angela Williams, collapsed and died as she scrambled to get away after police fired at Crawford.
The shooting occurred after police responded to 911 calls about a man carrying a rifle. In one of those calls, which was released by police, a Wal-Mart shopper told emergency dispatchers that it looked like the man — later identified as Crawford — was trying to load the rifle and that he had pointed it at two children, WHIO reported.
The 911 caller’s wife said that Crawford was on the phone and that he was messing with the gun. She said that after police ordered Crawford to put down the unidentified weapon, “I heard two shots after I saw him turn. He still had the weapon in his hand.”
But Crawford’s family says that there is no way he intended to harm anyone that night.
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Well they’re not, so she’s acceptable collateral damage.
I don’t believe that. It sounds like it was claimed that way, but it doesn’t seem to be true. You can believe it, but I don’t.
Yeah, he sure did, so KILL HIM!!!!!
I am one that needs verification before I trust the police of today. TOO MANY times, hundreds of times, they kill innocents with impunity and their departments just say “oh we’ve investigated and it’s all ok. Move along now, peons”
Anyway, the “local law enforcement” is listening to rumors and what they want to be true as well. I come from a family of cops and I know how that works too.
Here’s another source:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/police-kill-man-air-rifle-walmart-ohio-article-1.1895479
Here’s another source with a different perspective than the Caller:
If the guy intended to shoot someone, he would have done it before the cops showed up.
She will #hashtag that kid to death.
Same here! About 10 years ago, when there actually was a gun counter at our local Walmart, it was right next to the toy section. Once I was looking for a toy right there, and I turned to ask the guy behind the gun counter if he knew where it is. It seems at every Walmart, the sporting goods section is right next to the toy section.
I'm glad you made that point because I'd forgotten all about that.
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