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Crawford family sues Beavercreek policemen who killed him.

"The family contends that Walmart is just as responsible for their son’s death as the police because the store was negligent. They allowed the bb gun to remain on the shelf unsecured and out of the package as it sat on the shelf for several days, the attorneys said. Also, a store clerk saw Crawford walking around the store with the bb gun and contacted a manager about it, the attorneys noted.
Had the Walmart staff taken steps to package the gun, perhaps Crawford would still be alive, the attorney said.
“Customers are not supposed to be shot on sight when they are shopping at Walmart,” an attorney said.
The family is also holding Walmart responsible because the staff knew that another shopper saw him walking around the store with the gun and alerted police, “and they had the duty to make sure that Crawford and the other customers are safe,” the attorney said."

That's how they plan to get around government's liability limit.

"Ronald Ritchie, the shopper who called 911, made a mistake by assuming the gun Crawford was carrying was real. However, the police officers should have assessed the situation when they arrived at the scene, the family and their attorneys said."

Exactly.

"“You don’t get a pass because you have a side arm and a shield,” said Crawford’s father, John Crawford Jr."

Yes, they did, unfortunately.

How bad is security at Dayton Racino that it allowed an elderly couple to be kidnapped at gunpoint?