04-01-2018 15:03 via 10tv.com

Ohio officer says felt 'imminent threat' in Walmart shooting

An Ohio police officer who fatally shot a black man in a Walmart store says he believed he faced an "imminent threat," although he acknowledges he never saw the man point what turned out to be an air rifle or threaten anyone.Beavercreek officer police officer Sean Williams made his statements during a deposition in a federal lawsuit filed by the family of John Crawford III. The 22-year-old Crawford was Aug. 5, 2014, after police responded to a 911 call about someone waving a rifle in a store in
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