The Justice Department said Wednesday it would "conduct an independent review of the facts and circumstances" around the death of John Crawford, a black man in Ohio, to see if there were any civil rights violations. The review will be conducted by the department's civil rights division, the U.S. attorney's office and the FBI.

The Justice Department's announcement came on the same day an Ohio grand jury failed to indict police officers.

John Crawford III, 22, was shot and killed by police officers after they received a 911 call on Aug. 5 that a man was carrying a rifle in the BeaverCreek Walmart, Ohio, and allegedly waving it at store customers.

Police said in their report that Crawford ignored their numerous orders to drop the rifle before he was shot. However, a video, obtained by the Xenia Daily Gazette, shows Crawford being fired upon mere seconds after police encounter him.

The video show Crawford walking to the sporting good section, apparently talking on his phone, and pickup what looks like an assault rifle. While looking like an assault rifle it was in fact an air rifle that had been left unboxed in on a shelf. Crawford walks around the store, carrying the gun over his shoulder and sometimes pointing it to the ground before police arrive and shoot him dead.

The Crawford family said they were "disgusted" with grand jury decision, called on the Justice Department to start an investigation, and released a statement,

"The Walmart surveillance video and eyewitnesses prove that the killing of John H. Crawford III was not justified and was not reasonable. It is undisputed that John Crawford III was in Walmart as a customer and was not posing a threat to anyone in the store, especially the police officers. The undisputed evidence also shows that Officer Sean Williams shot and killed Mr. Crawford while his back was turned and without adequate warning. Needless to say, there was definitely sufficient evidence and probable cause to move forward with criminal charges."

John Crawford's death occurred around the same time as the chokehold death of Staten Islander Eric Garner and police shooting death of Ferguson black teenager, Michael Ferguson hit news headlines. It didn't receive the same media attention, but with the Justice Department starting an investigation we are likely to hear more about Crawford's untimely death.

Grand juries in Staten Island and Ferguson are both investigating whether to indict police officers.