A northern Virginia police officer has been fired after fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect last month after a foot chase at a busy shopping mall.
that police played at Thursday's press conference, it sounds as though two shots were fired after an officer yelled “get on the ground” but just before shouting “stop reaching.” A third shot is also heard. The video is dimly lit and it is difficult to see Johnson in any detail once they are out of the mall.
“More often than not the police body camera footage speaks for itself,” Davis said. “This time, it does not.” Johnson's family was shown the video on Wednesday, a day ahead of it public release. After viewing it,On Thursday, he said the family will continue to seek justice. Johnson had no criminal record in Fairfax County, court records show. He did have assault and gun convictions against him in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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