By Jay Syrmopoulos Beavercreek, Ohio – On Sunday, an open-carry protest was held in front of the Walmart store where 22-year-old John Crawford III was shot and killed by officers for holding a bb gun.
Roughly 40 demonstrators showed up to protest the killing of Crawford, with a number of the activists openly carrying firearms into the Walmart.
Crawford was shot and killed by responding officers after Ronald Ritchie, another customer, called 9-1-1 and claimed that Crawford was threatening customers with a gun.
Surveillance footage of the shooting incident was later released that completely refuted Ritchie’s statements made on the emergency call, and which showed that …read more