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COLUMBUS – A federal appeals court ruled against Walmart and in favor of the family of a Black man who was shot and killed by police in its Beavercreek location while holding a toy assault weapon.
The ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court’s decision to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit. The higher court ruled that Walmart’s lack of policies and training around the sale of toy weapons in its stores could be enough for a jury to find the retailer liable for the 2014 death of John Crawford III.
The ruling comes amid a national awakening of the pattern of police officers killing Black citizens.
Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/2022/11/appeals-court-rules-against-walmart-in-case-of-black-man-killed-by-police-in-ohio-store.html
