Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says pellet guns have been pulled from shelves at the Ohio store where 22-year-old John Crawford - holding an air rifle was fatally shot by police.
A spokesman for the world's largest retailer tells The Associated Press that the move last week was a store-specific decision, not a change in national policy.
A special grand jury in the racially charged case decided last week that officers' actions Aug. 5 were justified. Police responded to a 911 call that a man was waving what appeared to be a rifle, and officers have said John Crawford III, who was black, was shot after not responding to commands to drop his weapon.
It turned out to be an air rifle.
A family attorney calls Wal-Mart's action "about eight weeks too late."
Beavercreek Walmart Pulls Air Rifles From Its Shelves
![A partial description of the Crosman MK-177 Tactical Air Rifle John Crawford picked up from a Wal-Mart shelf says the gun "is useful for both target practice when perfecting your aim and for going after small game."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c7bef51/2147483647/strip/true/crop/557x368+0+0/resize/880x581!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwyso%2Ffiles%2F201409%2FScreen_shot_2014-09-30_at_5.58.40_PM.png)
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