22-year-old John Crawford III‘s death sparked a protest in the wake of 18-year-old Michael Brown’s death by authorities in Ferguson, Missouri.
Speculation surrounded the former situation, as the public wondered aloud why a young man was carrying an air rifle sold at a local store. Now, in the wake of the two officers embroiled in the situation not being charged for any wrongdoing, a new surveillance video shows the moment Crawford was fired upon.
The video, which you can see below, was made available after protests from residents and family members demanded that it be released. The Crawford family later asked for a federal investigation to see if race
ontent-custom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad2">During the grand jury deposition, Special Prosecutor Mark Piepmeier told the Associated Press that Crawford picked up the air rifle, which had been taken out of a box and left on a shelf in the store, and walked around while on his cell phone when officers approached and shot him. Hours after the decision was made by the grand jury, the Department of Justice released a statement saying they were going to conduct an independent investigation.
Watch the video and offer us your own commentary on the situation below: