John Crawford

Beavercreek, Ohio, police officers Sean Williams and David Darkow came into Wal-Mart with weapons drawn, prepared to spill blood. Within minutes, John Crawford III, an unarmed 22-year old shopping for a BB gun, was fatally shot lying in a pool of blood. This was the second kill for Officer Williams. A grand jury investigating the murder determined that Crawford had not committed a crime nor did he do anything wrong. John’s father, John Crawford Jr., expressing the families shock and disbelief, questioned how a young man can go into a store as a customer and be murdered by police. "If he did nothing wrong, if he did not commit a crime, then why is he not here with us? I'm at a loss for words. I'm appalled." The video that contains the 911 call shows the execution of John Crawford III by police. Viewers should be warned; the video is graphic and deeply disturbing. The surveillance video from Wal-Mart was released before the grand jury announcement.