Articles About Justice for John Crawford

• Family of John Crawford III pursues wrongful death charges

  By Reilly DixonDecember 8, 2022

  

  On Wednesday, Nov. 23, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revived a wrongful death claim against Walmart by the family of John Crawford III.

• MLK Day 2021 peacemaker award — Moyenda, a warrior peacemaker

  By Cheryl DurgansFebruary 3, 2021

  

  At the virtual MLK Day event held on Monday, Jan. 18, via Zoom, Bomani Moyenda, a longtime local activist, was finally given the Peacemaker Award by the Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee.

• A call for justice

  By Audrey HackettAugust 10, 2017

  

  About 150 people gathered outside the Beavercreek Walmart last Saturday, Aug. 5, to mark the third anniversary of the death of John Crawford III, who was shot by Beavercreek police inside the store in 2014.

• Still seeking justice for Crawford

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 8, 2016

  

  In this final article of the series, “Justice for John Crawford,” the News will address the current status, two years after Crawford’s death, of remaining legal efforts around the case, the effect of the shooting on local activists, and reflections from Crawford’s father.

• Ohio leaders scrutinize policing

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 1, 2016

  

  Sixth article in this series: In 2014, two high-profile police shooting deaths in Ohio occurred within three months of each other, sparking public outcry and calls for policing reform.

• Guns and grand juries up for reform

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 25, 2016

  

  Fifth article in this series: In Ohio, the public outcry following the police shootings of John Crawford III and Tamir Rice, as well as the growing national dialogue on policing and criminal justice, has led to a variety of recommendations for structural reform in the criminal justice system.

• Racial factors in Crawford’s shooting

  By Audrey HackettAugust 11, 2016

  

  Fourth article in this series: Beginning in the early 2000s, Joshua Correll, a social psychology researcher now at the University of Colorado, began a series of studies examining the effect of race on shoot/don’t shoot decisions.

• Through the lens of race: the 911 call

  By Audrey HackettAugust 4, 2016

  

  Third article in this series: From Beavercreek to Baton Rouge, high-profile police shootings of unarmed African-American men reveal dramatic disparities in how white and black citizens are perceived and treated by police.

• Trip to Walmart ends in tragedy

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 21, 2016

  

  Second article in this series: A detailed look at the events around the Crawford shooting.

• Revisiting Crawford, two years on

  By Audrey HackettJune 30, 2016

  

  First article in this series: The shooting of John Crawford and other young African-American men by police raised urgent questions about use of force, police relations with African-American communities and the role of race and racism in the justice system.