John Crawford III Shot Dead by Police in Walmart While Holding Store Merchandise

John Crawford III, 22, was shot and killed by Beavercreek, Ohio police in a Walmart while holding an unpackaged BB gun taken from a store shelf. A 911 caller, Ronald Ritchie, falsely reported Crawford as pointing a weapon at people. Surveillance video contradicted the officers' accounts. A grand jury declined to indict the officers. The DOJ declined to bring federal charges in 2015.