Full video of John Crawford in the Walmart shooting of August 5, 2014 Beavercreek Police 2014-10-16 | VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - contains reckless gunfireThis video shows John Crawford's arrival in the parking lot and his movement through the store before he was murdered by Beavercreek Police on August 5, 2014. The Walmart store is near Wright State University.As he walks through the store, we see him holding his cell phone with his right hand and the gun in his left. While in the pet aisle, we see him rest the gun horizontally on a shelf. At this point he switches the cell phone to his left hand and then holds the gun in his right hand.He holds the items this way while the mother and two children enter the aisle and when the police arrive.Recognize the absurdity of Ronald Ritchie's 911 call when he claims that Crawford is pointing the gun at the children. The children are on Crawford's left side. The gun is held on in the right hand and remains motionless, pointing down.Also recognize the absurdity of Sgt. David Darkow's verbal and written statement that Crawford had both hands on the gun. Both officers are oblivious to the phone Crawford holds in his left hand. Neither officer mentions Crawford's phone in their reports.
Dayton Ohio Police Officer Joseph L Setty lies in an official report Beavercreek Police 2022-07-31 | Officer Setty returns to his vehicle after a traffic stop. He proceeds to drive very slowly while his seatbelt alarm goes off. He is distracted with his laptop when another car passes him and proceeds through a yellow light. Unaware of his surroundings, Officer Setty looks up from his laptop and believes he has witnessed someone running a red light. The only criminal in this video is paid by our tax dollars.This is a composite video from the following full-length sources: youtube.com/watch?v=bhJRVxAuesQ and youtube.com/watch?v=qnPOE_QRqYc
Body cam - Clark County Ohio deputy shoots a reporter, 9/4/2017 Beavercreek Police 2017-09-06 | At the end of Labor Day, September 4, 2017, a Clark County, Ohio sheriff deputy mistook the camera and tripod of a reporter for a weapon. Without warning, the deputy fired two shots at the reporter. The deputy and the reporter know each other.This is the video from the body cam worn by the deputy.Like the shooting of John Crawford in a Beavercreek Walmart store in 2014, an investigation is being handled by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), and the office of the Ohio Attorney General. Neither the Beavercreek Police nor the Ohio Attorney General would release the store surveillance video prior to the decision of a grand jury.In glaring contrast to the John Crawford murder, the Clark County Sheriff has released this video evidence less than 48 hours after the incident. Two shots are fired near 3:30. Contrary to the actions of Beavercreek Police Officer Sean Williams (John Crawford's murderer), this Clark County deputy takes responsibility. He immediately provides support and an apology to the victim.A spoken driver's license number and a phone number have been redacted from this recording.The victim survived the shooting.
Radio traffic - Clark County Ohio deputy shoots a reporter Beavercreek Police 2017-09-06 | At the end of Labor Day, September 4, 2017, a Clark County, Ohio sheriff deputy mistook the camera and tripod of a reporter for a weapon. Without warning, the deputy fired two shots at the reporter. This is the radio traffic.
Walmart Test Fire #2 Beavercreek Police 2015-08-07 | On September 3, 2014, at approximately 0300 hours, in regard to the investigation into the officer involved shooting of John H. Crawford III that occurred on August 5, 2014, in the Walmart store in Beavercreek, OH, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) agents from the Special Investigations Unit, Crime Scene Unit, and Cyber Crimes Unit returned to the Walmart store to reconstruct the shooting and to take key measurements. A forensic video analyst from the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) was also present and involved. Also on site was Stacey Degraffenreid, of the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, and Melvin Davis, counsel for Walmart.During a review of store surveillance video from the August 5, 2014, a line of distortion was apparent on the video at approximately the same time when the gunshots appeared to have been fired. Forensic video analysts from OOCIC speculated that the distortion may have been caused by muzzle flash or by a shockwave from the shots. In an attempt to recreate the distortion with the ultimate purpose of more accurately determining the exact time when the shots were fired, BCI coordinated with the Beavercreek Walmart to close the store for a one-hour period to conduct live-fire within the store, and to obtain key measurements relevant to the events of August 5, 2014....In addition to store surveillance video, BCI video equipment was further utilized to record the test fires. After firing numerous rounds from several different positions, all relatively approximate to where Officer Williams was standing when firing his weapon, the video was examined by OOCIC and Cyber Crimes personnel who reported that the distortion seen on the original video could not be replicated.Directly following the shooting reconstruction, BCI agents also used a laser device to gather numerous measurements involving the relative positioning between Crawford, officers and witnesses.[The information above was prepared by BCI Agent Dave Hornyak. ]
Walmart Test Fire #1 Beavercreek Police 2015-08-07 | On September 3, 2014, at approximately 0300 hours, in regard to the investigation into the officer involved shooting of John H. Crawford III that occurred on August 5, 2014, in the Walmart store in Beavercreek, OH, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) agents from the Special Investigations Unit, Crime Scene Unit, and Cyber Crimes Unit returned to the Walmart store to reconstruct the shooting and to take key measurements. A forensic video analyst from the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) was also present and involved. Also on site was Stacey Degraffenreid, of the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, and Melvin Davis, counsel for Walmart.During a review of store surveillance video from the August 5, 2014, a line of distortion was apparent on the video at approximately the same time when the gunshots appeared to have been fired. Forensic video analysts from OOCIC speculated that the distortion may have been caused by muzzle flash or by a shockwave from the shots. In an attempt to recreate the distortion with the ultimate purpose of more accurately determining the exact time when the shots were fired, BCI coordinated with the Beavercreek Walmart to close the store for a one-hour period to conduct live-fire within the store, and to obtain key measurements relevant to the events of August 5, 2014....In addition to store surveillance video, BCI video equipment was further utilized to record the test fires. After firing numerous rounds from several different positions, all relatively approximate to where Officer Williams was standing when firing his weapon, the video was examined by OOCIC and Cyber Crimes personnel who reported that the distortion seen on the original video could not be replicated.Directly following the shooting reconstruction, BCI agents also used a laser device to gather numerous measurements involving the relative positioning between Crawford, officers and witnesses.[The information above was prepared by BCI Agent Dave Hornyak.
Interview with Beavercreek Police Department Detective Brad Piasecki Beavercreek Police 2015-08-05 | While the majority of the interview is innocuous, the nature of law enforcement's fraternity to cover for crime is revealed at 5:10. The investigator questions Piasecki's drive from his home to work.Investigator: [Hinting at speeding or some other inherent traffic violation, common to law enforcement or Germantown drivers] "So how many times you get pulled over in Germantown since you've lived there?"Piasecki: "None." [laughing]Investigator: "None? Oh boy!" [laughing]Piasecki: "They all know me." [laughing]This is BCI exhibit #50.Piasecki acted as both the Beavercreek FOP lodge president and as an officer on the scene.This interview was recorded at 10:35 am on 2014/08/08.
Interview of Beavercreek Police Department Detective Chad Lindsey Beavercreek Police 2015-08-05 | This is BCI exhibit #38.This was recorded 2014/08/08 from 6:03:12 pm to 6:25:16 pm.
Interview with Beavercreek Police Department Sgt. Mike Hummel Beavercreek Police 2015-08-05 | Sgt. Hummel is an 18 year veteran. Hummel relays what he observed while performing duties outside the building. 7:28Investigator: "Did he [Sgt. Darkow] brief you on it?"Hummel: [pauses] "Um. A little bit. I didn't ask a lot of questions because it was apparent it was an officer involved shooting."Officers understand the legal liability of sharing facts in situations where they may be held responsible. They are trained to not discuss what happened among themselves (or at least not to acknowledge such discussion).This is BCI exhibit #48.This interview was recorded 2014/08/08 at 9:33:00 am to 9:52:59 am.
Interview with Beavercreek Police Department Dan Krall Beavercreek Police 2015-08-05 | Krall was one of the officers to observe the "weapon" on the ground (without handling) and determine that it was not real. Krall also observed the empty packaging on the shelf.On the evening of the shooting, the Beavercreek Police Department was aware that the gun was just an air gun taken from a shelf. Yet Chief Dennis Evers issued a press release the next morning failing to identify anything more than a "rifle type" weapon and that his officers contained the "threat". Evers intentionally steered public perception away from the fact that Crawford was not a real danger.Dennis Evers is scum.This is BCI exhibit #49.This interview was recorded 2014/08/08 at 10:54:00 am to 11:14:59 am.
COPS CRASH POOL PARTY (DESHAKEN) Beavercreek Police 2015-06-08 | This is a stabilized version of the video shot by Brandon Brooks, age 15, at a McKinney, TX community pool on June 5, 2015. The original shaky handheld video may give the false impression that the entire event was filled with reckless energy. The motion stabilization helps to show only one raging fool in the crowd: Police Corporal Eric Casebolt. The original video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=R46-XTqXkzE(Brandon did well to shoot in landscape mode and in 1080p.)Brandon, who was white, was completely ignored by the crazed cop as he directed the African-American children next to Brandon to sit on the grass.Casebolt is the running and tumbling man at the start of this video. He has reportedly "served" the police department for 10 years.Dajerria Becton, 15, is seen walking away after Casebolt directs everyone to clear the scene. Just as she is about to leave view of the camera, Casebolt follows after her, grabs her, and throws her to the ground. While showing no signs of fleeing, Becton is further pushed face-down into the grass. Casebolt kneels on her back as she cries out for her mother.
Beavercreek Police Detective Rodney Curd is investigated by the Ohio Attorney General Beavercreek Police 2015-02-19 | On the evening of August 5, 2014, Beavercreek Police Detective Rodney Curd interviewed Tasha Thomas regarding the shooting of her boyfriend at a Walmart store. John Crawford III was shot by Beavercreek Police after picking up an unloaded BB gun from Walmart's shelves. Store security video would reveal that Crawford never threatened anyone with the replica gun. Rodney Curd was criticized for his callous and clueless interrogation of a fully cooperative crime victim. At the time, Curd only knew a rifle was involved. He was incredulous to Tasha Thomas' assertion that Crawford did not bring the rifle into the store. Curd was unable to detect that Walmart sells guns.See the original interrogation of Tasha Thomas here:youtube.com/watch?v=h1Im6YkrmHwThis video was recorded on August 8, 2014 at 11:16 am. An investigator from the office of the Ohio Attorney General asks about Curd's interview of Tasha Thomas. 13:10BCI investigator:"Based on what you know now, was her statements pretty much accurate?"Det. Curd:"Yes."
Walmart shoppers that were not killed by Beavercreek Police Beavercreek Police 2015-02-18 | Days before the killing of John Crawford by Beavercreek Police, Walmart security cameras recorded other individuals that picked up the gun. Watch (in the upper right corner) as these customers raise and point the gun, while surrounded by shoppers and a Walmart employee. These customers are still believed to be alive.
Ronald Ritchies bogus 911 call synchronized to security video [ZOOMED - EXCLUSIVE] Beavercreek Police 2015-02-17 | This is a zoomed version of a related video:youtube.com/watch?v=v8CZ7fH7i_M###This is a correction to the video that the Ohio Attorney General presented to the public. This video shows the police shooting of the unarmed John Crawford III in a Beavercreek, OH Walmart store on August 5, 2014.The OAG presented a similar video with a 30 frame per second timecode embedded at the bottom of the frame. But the Walmart source video was only recorded at 5 frames per second. To fit the 30 fps format, the OAG padded their video with duplicate frames. You can review their video frame by frame and see that they did not accurately match the frames of the two videos. [The YouTube upload process mangled this video into 6fps, causing a visible stutter. Please send a personal message to get a link to the source video.] The audio has also been improved. The right channel includes the original 911 call. The left channel includes a clarified version that is louder and with less noise.3:55 (08:25:40:1) Ritchie lies, "He just pointed it at like two children." 4:30 (08:26:17:1) Ritchie can see Crawford is holding the phone "He's on the phone." This is an observation that neither officer presented in their own statements. Neither officer bothered to realize the phone held in his left hand. Sgt. Darkow claimed Crawford had both hands on the gun.5:07 (08:26:53:0) We hear a murmur close to the phone, likely Ritchie expressing surprise to see one of the officers step into the aisle.5:08 (08:26:54:3) We hear a distant vocalization from an officer that may be the word "down". But nothing proceeds it in the recording. There is no sign that the recording was muted. Was the officer stammering to issue the "first" command? Was he not loud enough to be heard? Ronald Ritchie claims the direction was "put it down" so we may only be hearing the last emphasized word as Sgt. Darkow warmed up his yelling voice.5:09 (08:26:55:1) A full command to "put the weapon down" is heard. (You will hear gunfire before the command is completed.)5:09 (08:26:55:2) Officer Williams body begins to turn toward his victim. 5:10 (08:26:56:0) The first shot is heard. (Officer Williams had 3/5 of a second to view his victim before firing. He's a good shot but a lousy law enforcement officer.)5:10 (08:26:56:2) A distortion is seen as a horizontal line in the middle of the pet aisle camera. Some suspect this was an effect of the percussion of the shot as it vibrated electronics.
Ronald Ritchies bogus 911 call synchronized to security video [EXCLUSIVE] Beavercreek Police 2015-02-17 | This is a correction to the video that the Ohio Attorney General presented to the public. This video shows the police shooting of the unarmed John Crawford III in a Beavercreek, OH Walmart store on August 5, 2014.The OAG presented a similar video with a 30 frame per second timecode embedded at the bottom of the frame. But the Walmart source video was only recorded at 5 frames per second. To fit the 30 fps format, the OAG padded their video with duplicate frames. You can review their video frame by frame and see that they did not accurately match the frames of the two videos. [The YouTube upload process mangled this video into 6fps, causing a visible stutter. Please send a personal message to get a link to the source video.] The audio has also been improved. The right channel includes the original 911 call. The left channel includes a clarified version that is louder and with less noise.3:55 (08:25:40:1) Ritchie lies, "He just pointed it at like two children." 4:30 (08:26:17:1) Ritchie can see Crawford is holding the phone "He's on the phone." This is an observation that neither officer presented in their own statements. Neither officer bothered to realize the phone held in his left hand. Sgt. Darkow claimed Crawford had both hands on the gun.5:07 (08:26:53:0) We hear a murmur close to the phone, likely Ritchie expressing surprise to see one of the officers step into the aisle.5:08 (08:26:54:3) We hear a distant vocalization from an officer that may be the word "down". But nothing proceeds it in the recording. There is no sign that the recording was muted. Was the officer stammering to issue the "first" command? Was he not loud enough to be heard? Ronald Ritchie claims the direction was "put it down" so we may only be hearing the last emphasized word as Sgt. Darkow warmed up his yelling voice.5:09 (08:26:55:1) A full command to "put the weapon down" is heard. (You will hear gunfire before the command is completed.)5:09 (08:26:55:2) Officer Williams body begins to turn toward his victim. 5:10 (08:26:56:0) The first shot is heard. (Officer Williams had 3/5 of a second to view his victim before firing. He's a good shot but a lousy law enforcement officer.)5:10 (08:26:56:2) A distortion is seen as a horizontal line in the middle of the pet aisle camera. Some suspect this was an effect of the percussion of the shot as it vibrated electronics.
How much is racism involved in the John Crawford Walmart shooting? Beavercreek Police 2015-02-01 | John Crawford was shot by police while holding a BB gun found on a shelf in a Beavercreek, Ohio Walmart store on August 5, 2014. While racism has not been conclusively demonstrated to be an element in the shooting, the subject cannot be avoided. This telephone interview reveals possible racism when a black man appears on the scene to watch just like everyone else.3:00 Ruthanna explains she and others were loitering and watching the aftermath of the shooting incident.4:10 She's surprised that a black man has pulled into the lot to watch.9:20 Special Agent Dave Hornyak subtly calls out the insanity/racism in being concerned about a fellow gawker.13:30 "I know it's a lot of speculation."14:35 Special Agent Dave Hornyak sighs. Let's hope Ruthanna tames her crazed suspicions before she is issued a badge.
Tasha Thomas interviewed by Det. Rodney Curd, John Crawford murder at Walmart Beavercreek Police 2015-01-30 | Beavercreek Police Detective Rodney Curd interviews Tasha Thomas immediately following the murder of her boyfriend, John Crawford III, by the Beavercreek Police on August 5, 2014. John Crawford was shot while holding an unloaded BB gun that he picked up from a shelf at Walmart. Store security video evidence proves that John Crawford made no threat to customers or the police. This unfortunate event was compounded by Tasha Thomas' own death from a car crash on January 1, 2015. While this is a public record, there was hesitation to post this video on YouTube. It shows a vulnerable crime victim being asked to expose personal information. In addition to this interview, Tasha Thomas consented to searches of her vehicle and her phone, none of which had any involvement in the incident. Tasha Thomas' cooperates fully with the police, despite the idiotic questions coming from a clueless and rude detective. Tasha did more than any person should need to do. This video shows an impressive woman. 1:15 The interview begins with Detective Rodney Curd asking if Tasha Thomas has any weapons on her. 4:40 Curd: "You understand, you're not under arrest...I don't want to scare you or anything. You haven't done anything." Miranda rights are not read. 20:00 Detective Curd reveals his inability to process the situation and threatens Thomas. "I want to be very clear, OK? That man got a weapon at some point, I understand, OK? That man produced that weapon. That man had the weapon when you picked him up. He had it in your car or something. You understand that we're investigating a serious incident? You lie to me and you might be on your way to jail."20:50 Curd takes his stupidity to a new level by introducing the idea that Crawford had the gun to hurt his ex in the store. "Was she in the store?"22:22 Curd: "Did he ever make the comment that he was going to go shoot her or anything like that?" 27:15 Tasha Thomas offers the logic that escapes Curd. When asked why she didn't know about the gun, Thomas replies, "If I would have known, I would have never said 'is my boyfriend still in there?'... It's what I kept asking everybody".31:55 Curd returns to the insane idea of Crawford shooting his ex in Cincinnati (all the way from the store in Beavercreek).32:35 Curd asks if Thomas is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. "Your eyes are kind of messed up". The idiotic detective cannot be certain if it is because she has been crying.33:45 Curd: "Did he know his ex-wife was in the store?" (She was not.)39:20 They both return to the room.46:50 Curd returns to the room to get a written statement.47:45 Police ask Thomas for permission to search her vehicle. She cooperates, even though there is no legal requirement. "I don't have anything to hide."52:30 Curd returns to the room to get written permission to search her vehicle. He also asks for consent to search her phone. (She would be denied access to her property for days.)58:00 Curd returns. 59:40 The excessively cooperative Thomas extends an offer to search her house as well. 1:19:00 Curd returns.1:19:40 Curd reveals for the first time that a rifle was involved. 1:21:35 Curd: "As I understand it, he produced a long rifle and I have a problem thinking that you wouldn't have seen that at some point if it would had been in the car with you. It had to been if he went with you to the store."Even the shooting officers, which had much less time to think about their actions, recognized in their reports that Walmart sells guns.1:21:52 Curd: "Why did you not see that?"1:21:54 Thomas: "Exactly."1:23:55 Curd wonders if Crawford intended self-injury.1:24:40 After harassing Thomas for over an hour, Curd introduces a victim witness to support Thomas.1:27:50 Curd returns to tell Thomas that they will be holding on to her vehicle, even though he previously told her that she could tell them to stop searching it at any time.1:29:00 Curd reveals John's death.1:29:15 Curd: "What happened there wasn't a good thing and as a result of his actions he is gone."1:31:55 Thomas asks for her phone back. It will not be returned for days.
Officer Sean Williams full Interview about the shooting of John Crawford in Walmart Beavercreek Police 2015-01-29 | 1:21:57 Officer Williams is allowed to see the security video.1:37:38 "It makes me feel more confident seeing the video." 1:38:45 Officer Sean Williams makes sure to repeat his concern for the children of Walmart. 1:40:20 Officer Williams turns his attention to his appearance in the media.Even after seeing the security video, did Williams have any clue that his victim was preoccupied with a phone call?
Sgt. David Darkows full Interview about the shooting of John Crawford in Walmart Beavercreek Police 2015-01-27 | Watch as Sgt. David Darkow tries to explain how he witnessed John Crawford hold a BB gun with both hands, while his third hand held a cell phone to his ear. Sgt. Darkow's inability to properly assess the situation demonstrates how neither he nor fellow Officer Williams should be allowed to carry a deadly weapon.Even after viewing the critical moment of the security video more than once, the clueless Sgt. Darkow remains oblivious to the cell phone held in the suspect's left hand.15:38 "He [suspect] also has it in what I would refer to as a low ready type position where his left hand is on the fore grip of the rifle and his right hand is near the action portion of the rifle. (The security video shows this statement to be incorrect. John Crawford's left hand was holding a phone to his left ear.)16:08 "...and he was more or less facing us at this point." (Less, really less. The security video shows John Crawford facing the shelving, not the officers.)27:07 Darkow mentions another medical problem "completely unrelated" to the shooting. (It was very much related to the shooting.)51:26 Darkow acknowledges that the gunfire may have gone over his verbal command when the suspect started to flee. 51:45 Darkow explains that after the suspect was startled, he began to dart away. This contradicts Officer Williams' statement that the suspect made an "aggressive stance". One or both of these officers are lying.59:45 "I think he dropped the rifle after he was hit."1:38:14 Darkow is shown the security video for the first time.1:44:20 While observing Angela Williams in the video, Darkow observes "she sees something. She took... she had a real hard long look to him."This is a false observation. Other security video shows she is separated from her children at the time of the gunfire. She gathers them quickly when fleeing. If she had observed a threatening man with a gun in the pet aisle, it is unlikely that she would have separated from her children, or even remained in the area.1:53:40Investigator: "The key thing is did anything [you just observed in the security video] trigger something more in your memory that changed anything?Darkow: "Not necessarily. You know he does a lot of waving of the gun while he is apparently on the phone. The only thing I can tell you is when I came around the corner, I never saw any phone in his hand. He appeared to me to be holding the gun and I thought he had his right hand near the action part of the gun when I saw him."He did have his right hand near the action part of the gun. The left hand of the suspect that was closest and in plain view of Darkow, held the phone to suspect's left ear. Darkow is incompetent.1:54:00 The cunning investigator repeats the scenario to clarify Darkow's misunderstanding. The investigator motions that a cell phone held in the right hand could not be observed by the officers. Darkow agrees. 1:54:50 Darkow, again, asserts that he knew the left hand was on the gun. This defies logic. If the suspect had his left hand on the fore grip of the gun, the suspect would need another arm on the gun to support the bulk of it. Darkow's imagination leaves no way for the suspect to be holding a phone. But the video evidence shows Crawford holding the phone with his left hand.1:55:50 Investigator: "When did you notice the phone?" Darkow: "Never." Darkow says he does not learn of the phone until the next day.1:57:00 "I don't know that it helps [to know] what his right hand was doing, you know? I mean I recall his right hand seeming like he was messing with the rifle of some kind. Of course we have reports that he was possibly loading the rifle. Um. It appears as though he had a phone in his right hand based on the video. But I can tell you when I rounded the corner it looked like he was messing with the rifle. It looked like he was doing something with his right hand. But I couldn't see as well as I could his left hand."The video evidence shows the phone in the suspect's left hand. If Darkow was competent, he would have seen the phone and reported it, instead of making up this BS.
April Ritchie interviewed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Beavercreek Police 2015-01-12 | Listen as April Ritchie describes how she was close enough to the suspect to fuel her racist fears but not close enough to know what was really going on.6:00 April states that they had no business in Walmart other than to walk around after dinner. The loitering Ritchies had less of a reason to be in Walmart than John Crawford.7:00 April suffers from a foot injury. He immobility makes the following of an assumed gunman unusual. She rides a scooter through the store.10:30 The couple, fearful enough to call 911, now follows the suspect. 11:35 When asked for a description of the suspect April says "I really didn't stare." 12:00 April did not smell any hint of alcohol or drug use. "There was no strong scent coming off of him."12:15 April goes "full-racist"... "He was acting very shady, I guess you could say...He was kind of being overly aware of his surroundings...And he was, um, very, like not trying to raise any precautions from anybody other than obviously holding a gun but I mean he wasn't talking to anybody." He had the phone to his...? "Yeah...That's the only person he was talking to was whoever was on his phone...But he wasn't making eye contact."[This is normal behavior for a phone call, if you're white.]15:15 "He stopped, like, at the very far corner of Pets and he was just standing there on the phone...He wasn't like actively looking at anything...he didn't act like he had any business being there."It did not occur to April that she had no business being there either.April goes on to describe what a shopper does in a store. She is incapable of expecting how a person on a phone call is supposed to behave.15:40 "At one point I saw him start to mess with the weapon. I don't know... like I said I wasn't really paying... like I was kind of behind my husband..."16:00 "I didn't know what he was doing... We were about 50-60 feet away so we weren't close enough..."16:30 As her husband advanced on the suspect, she followed.17:00 April describes a scene in which the subject points the gun in the direction of hispanic shoppers. The video never shows the suspect raising the gun to anyone else standing in or outside the security camera's view.18:45 April alleges that Angela Williams' son alerted his mother to the suspect and they left the area. Security video shows that Angela Williams briefly separated from her children. She only gathered her children when shots were fired. If April's story is to be believed, it seems unlikely that Angela Williams would have let her children out of her sight right before the gunfire erupted.19:40 "He [the suspect] was on the phone until like, the whole entire thing [the shooting] happened."20:50 Obscured by two Beavercreek Police officers and her husband, April miraculously claims she could see the suspect turn to the officers after they gave commands. April claims both officers wore the same uniform. The video evidence shows this is false.21:00 When asked if both officers gave commands, April says "I only heard one."21:45 The investigator asks for confirmation about the suspect turning toward the officers [the security video does not show this movement].35:20 April describes running into the suspect's girlfriend outside the store. 45:05 The investigator asks "Did you have any idea what he was doing? Did you make any assumptions?" April indicates "no". She says "I just knew it didn't look right because he wasn't actively looking at stuff and he was just standing there on the phone..."What looks right is a morbidly obese woman riding a scooter through Walmart while her husband waddles off their dinner, with no intent to purchase anything. 48:10 April identifies the hispanic family in the security video but they do not appear as she described. The investigator calls out the descrepancy in her previous description of their encounter, "just that brief?" April wonders if the encounter happens later in the video. They keep watching, but it never happens as she imagined.48:50 The investigator stops the recording where Angela Williams and her children enter the aisle. April says "that's when he had it next to him on his side". The video shows the gun parallel to the suspect's right leg. The suspect's body obscures the gun from the family. The investigator suggests that it appears that he was concealing the gun with his body. April says "right".This is the same point in the 911 call where Ronald Tyler Ritchie claims the gun was pointed at children.51:30 April claims the suspect swung the gun at the police and acts out the motion, because it is not the motion shown in the video. The investigator asks to confirm her observation of the gun swing, and she does, even though she may have just seen contrary video evidence.
Ronald Ritchie (aka Tyler Ritchie) interviewed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Beavercreek Police 2015-01-09 | OAG/BCI never investigated/charged Ritchie for making false claims in the 911 call.1:10 (responding to news about the woman that died...)"It's probably the most tragic [?] of the situation. The other guy kind of deserved it."7:30 "I wouldn't say like it was a two hand carry. It was a one hand carry." Up, or down to his side? "Down"8:45 "At one point there's a family that goes across with two young children. I'd say probably 5 years old and he muzzle checked both of them."9:18 "We actually moved up closer to him which I know is kind of retarded."10:10 "It looks like he checked them [the police] and that's when 2 shots were fired."11:43 "Whether it was [a toy] or not was not my issue. If you're dumb enough to point any kind of weapon at a police officer you get what's coming to you."12:40 The investigator repeats Ritchie's words (muzzle checked) to him and asked if there were any other encounters between the suspect and others. Ritchie backtracks and says "he didn't look as if he was pointing it at him. It just kind of... [gestures] where he was swinging it around and flashing the muzzle toward the children. But I know accidental discharge can go..." 17:05 Ritchie jokes about meeting the suspect's girlfriend outside the store, recognizing she was looking for the suspect. "He's probably dead now".17:45 "He was kind of meandering." In the statements of both Ritchie and his wife, they repeatedly mention that he was on the phone but express surprise that he was not actively looking at products on the shelves. The Ritchie's appear confused that someone might devote their attention to a phone call instead of the wondrous product selection of Walmart.21:00 Ritchie notes that a store associate walks right past the subject without any concern and without Ritchie's racist fear.22:00 "I don't know if he actually was [loading the gun] or not but at one point he cocked it."25:30 Upon viewing what actually happened in the security video, Ritchie realizes the suspect may not have pointed his weapon at the officers. "It just looked like, at the time, that he pulled the rifle to them and they shot him twice."26:24 Ritchie continues to modify his story upon seeing the video evidence. He no longer seems so certain that the suspect pointed the gun at officers. "But as soon as he [an officer] said 'Put it down. Put it down' he [the suspect] looked over and just, I guess, how he looked at the officer with the gun [Ritchie shrugs]."The security video shows that despite turning his head toward the yelling officers, the rest of the suspect's body remained facing a shelf. The autopsy shows that the officer fired at the suspect's side. Ritchie appears to now be aware that the suspect did not threaten the officers.27:00 Richie is certain that the officers said "Put it down. Put it down." and then immediately says "pop pop". Ritchie estimates only 2 seconds passed between commands and firing.31:45 Ritchie reveals that he knows the suspect's elbow has been blown out and that his liver was shot because he was eavesdropping on the investigation. He laughs. Ritchie knows that they hit him from the side, just a day after the event. The public would not learn this for over a month.Beavercreek Police and BCI were not supposed to share any investigative information.33:10 The investigator asks Ritchie what he thought the suspect was trying to do by getting up and going back into the aisle. Ritchie speculates but says "I don't know".35:30 Ritchie laughs about the customers who had to leave their groceries behind.36:00 Ritchie believes the death of Angela Williams was due to shock from the gunfire.36:50 Ritchie appears to finally recognize the seriousness of the situation. "Ignore the little chuckle I did right after that."37:10 Ritchie states that he and his wife were not there to shop. They just went to walk around. They had less of a legitimate reason to be in Walmart than the victim of the police shooting. 38:50 An investigator notes that you have to watch out for gang members that paint orange on the tips of real guns. 39:55 The investigator asks Ritchie to clarify his definition of "muzzle check" and to which family he muzzle checked.39:58 "I mean there was other people that he was... that were walking around the area. I couldn't tell if they were actually checked or not but he... the way he was just waving it around and pointing at things just kind of left me uneasy."46:30 Investigators ask what information that the Ritchie's posted on Facebook. Tyler Ritchie reads the posts from his wife on his phone.47:40 April Ritchie's Facebook: "They [police] told him to put the gun down. He [the suspect] pointed at them and they shot him". This false report becomes the narrative used by the media for months, until the actual security video becomes available. 48:05 The investigator asks where this message appears, possibly unaware how social media works.
Verbal Statement from a Walmart employee regarding the shooting of John Crawford Beavercreek Police 2014-11-10 | This interview covers the observations of the Walmart employee who noticed John Crawford as he walked from the back of the store to the pet area in the front.
Verbal Statement of Steve Dubois, Beavercreek Walmart Shooting 2014 Beavercreek Police 2014-11-10 | This is a description of the Beavercreek Fire Department's role in attending to the victims of the Beavercreek Police Shootings of 2014.
Seeking consent to search the phone at the other end of John Crawfords call Beavercreek Police 2014-11-10 | Listen as police seek permission to search the phone of Tasha Thomas. They are seeking confirmation that Crawford was talking on the phone when he was shot by trigger happy officers from the Beavercreek Police Department.The Walmart security video shows Crawford on the phone. The lying 911 caller mentioned that Crawford was on the phone. The only people who did not recognize the phone were the officers that killed Crawford. One of them (Sgt. Darkow) thought both of Crawford's hands were on the gun. Sgt. Darkow was apparently blind to the suspect's third hand holding the phone... or maybe Sgt. Darkow was just lying about both hands holding the gun in a "low ready" stance.
Verbal Statement of Christine Hawker regarding the 2014 Walmart Shooting of John Crawford Beavercreek Police 2014-11-10 | This is a description of the Beavercreek Fire Department's role in attending to the victims of the Beavercreek Police Shootings of 2014.
Verbal Statement from Nathan Arndt, BFD, on Walmart Shooting of 8/5/2014 Beavercreek Police 2014-11-10 | This is a description of the Beavercreek Fire Department's role in attending to the victims of the Beavercreek Police Shootings of 2014.
Sgt. David Darkows verbal statement regarding the Beavercreek Walmart shooting 8/5/2014-ALT Beavercreek Police 2014-11-10 | Listen as Sgt. David Darkow tries to explain why they shot an innocent man.John Crawford was shot and killed by Beeavercreek Police on August 5, 2014. John Crawford committed no crime. Access the full surveillance video shown in this channel.
The second Walmart shooting victim of Ronald Ritchies bogus 911 call Beavercreek Police 2014-10-16 | VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - This video shows the result of reckless gunfireThis shows the security video in the Beavercreek Walmart store on August 5, 2014 around 8pm. Following Ronald Ritchie's bogus 911 call, Beavercreek Police stormed the Walmart and shot an innocent man to death. The police gunfire startled shoppers and sent everyone running. While not directly shot by the police, the mother seen here suffered a medical condition and later passed as a result of the Beavercreek Police's reckless action.
Ronald Ritchies bogus 911 call that led to the murder of John Crawford Beavercreek Police 2014-10-16 | VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - contains reckless gunfireThis soundless video was synchonized with Ronald Ritchie's bogus 911 call. The audio confirms that the officers lied. No more than one command was given to Crawford before they fired. And that command was likely interrupted by the gunfire.This video shows Ronald Ritchie lying that the gun is pointed at children. The video shows John Crawford completely uninvolved with the mother and two children that enter the aisle. At the time Ronald Ritchie claims the gun is pointed at children, his view of John Crawford would have been obscured by the family. Only the elevated camera can confirm that Crawford stood motionless.The woman seen in this video is the same woman who died from the commotion caused by Ronald Ritchie's bogus 911 call and the gunfire from Beavercreek Police. This short video shows the two individuals that died in Walmart. The mother and children had no idea that the criminal that would lead to 2 deaths stood in the same aisle, out of view of the security camera.
Officer Sean Williams verbal statement regarding the Beavercreek Walmart shooting 8/5/2014 Beavercreek Police 2014-10-14 | VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - contains reckless gunfireThis audio recording was made within hours of the murder of John Crawford III by the Beavercreek Police. It gives the first impression of the murderers, before they had more time to better fabricate their story.In this recording we hear Officer Sean Williams describe what he heard on the dispatch radio call and how he responded. He states that he heard the suspect was pointing the gun at people. [ 2:10 ]When he entered the store, he observed no panic from customers who would have been running out in panic. Even if the presence of a gunman was not known by all customers, the few people who felt threatened with a gun pointing at them would have surely been fleeing the store. [ 3:39 ]Officer Sean Williams heard that the suspect was loading the weapon. [ 1:19 ]Officer Williams did not seem to question why a gunman intending to do harm would enter a store unprepared, with an empty weapon.Officer Williams states that he first looked down the aisle to the right, away from the suspect. [ 4:30 - 5:28 ] In the security camera video, you can see Officer Williams' feet initially facing away from the suspect as he came around Sgt. David Darkow. As soon as Officer Williams swings his body and rifle around toward the suspect, we see the suspect go down. There appears to be little time for Officer Williams to assess the subject, nor to give commands to the subject. The video shows Officer Williams fired prematurely.[ 5:49 ] Officer Williams claims that the suspect was "looking right at us. um... um... So he didn't drop the rifle." The video shows the rifle dropping split seconds after John Crawford turns his head toward the police. Officer Williams assertion that the suspect refused to respond is not supported by the video evidence.[ 6:10 ] Officer Williams amplifies his deceit to describe the suspect as making an "aggressive stance". The video, again, shows Officer Williams to be lying. Until shot, the suspect's feet are clearly shown pointing away from the officers, at a 90 degree angle. When he was shot, John Crawford was facing the shelving, not the officers. The autopsy performed by the Montgomery County Coroner confirms (case number 14-3123) that both bullets entered John Crawford's left side and exited on his right side. John Crawford was not facing the officers when they murdered him.These incompetent and dangerous officers need to be removed from the Beavercreek Police.
Sgt. David Darkows verbal statement regarding the Beavercreek Walmart shooting 8/5/2014 Beavercreek Police 2014-10-14 | VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - contains reckless gunfireThis audio recording was made within hours of the murder of John Crawford III by the Beavercreek Police. It gives the first impression of the murderers, before they had more time to better fabricate their story.Both Sgt. David Darkow and Officer Sean Williams of the Beavercreek Ohio Police claim that they issued multiple commands to John Crawford III to drop the weapon on August 5, 2014 in the local Walmart store. But in this verbal statement, Sgt. David Darkow says something stunning about the first command to drop the weapon:[ 5:14 ] "As soon as I gave the very first verbal command to drop the gun, he startled. I mean he noticeably startled back. Um. He looked up, saw us and startled. We shocked him. It was very evident that that um that our presence had shocked him." The security video shows no span of time necessary to issue multiple commands. Crawford's surprise is immediately followed by (or accompanied by) the bullets that hit him and sent him diving for the next aisle. If Sgt. Darkow is to be believed that Crawford startled at his FIRST command, we cannot believe David Darkow and Sean Williams gave multiple commands before shooting.Also notice a distinct fact that Sgt. David Darkow left out of his account. There is a key word missing from his 18 minute statement. Sgt. Darkow goes into detail about the appearance of the subject but fails to craft a story that would match the video evidence.[ 3:52 ] "I don't know what he was trying to do with the rifle but he was looking down with it. Um. In his left hand um you know on the stock portion. And then he was messing with the rifle with his right hand..."[ 6:12 ] "He was still holding the rifle in a low ready type position."(A "low ready position" uses two hands on the rifle and points low. By comparison, Officer Williams stormed into Walmart's front doors in a "high ready position", pointing his weapon toward everyone in the store.)The video evidence contradicts Sgt. Darkow's claims that two hands were on the gun. The video shows that John Crawford was holding a cell phone to his ear with his left hand. Crawford's BB gun was swinging back and forth, held by the right arm.This reveals Darkow's deceit and inability to assess the situation. Neither Darkow nor Williams recall Crawford holding a phone to his ear. If neither of these officers could tell what Crawford was doing, how can they claim immediate lethal force was the required response? These officers failed to properly assess the subject. These officers failed to give Crawford time to comply with commands. These officers clearly lied in their reports. These incompetent and dangerous officers need to be removed from the Beavercreek Police.
Watch April Ritchie and Ronald Ritchie roam Walmart on August 5, 2014 Beavercreek Police 2014-10-13 | Ronald Ritchie is the 911 caller that lied to Beavercreek Police about an active shooter. This video shows Ritchie and his wife as they wander the Beavercreek Ohio Walmart store. Entertain yourself as they spend an inordinate amount of time securing a scooter. And then watch as the scooter rider must run out of the store without the scooter.
Gunmen fatally wound John Crawford in Beavercreek Walmart Store - 2014-08-05 Beavercreek Police 2014-10-13 | VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - This video shows reckless gunfire.Shortly after 8pm on August 5, 2014, crazed gunman stormed the Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio. Their actions led to the death of two innocent individuals. Watch here as we see customers and employees startled by the men storming the store.The gunmen have been identified as Sgt. Darkow and Officer Williams of the Beavercreek Police Department. They have not been charged for the assault.The gunmen shot John Crawford III, who was unarmed and posed no threat. The police gunfire startled another customer, Angela Williams, leading to her death as well.
