A Virginia police officer has been fired and is under criminal investigation after police say he shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect, Fairfax County police announced
Officers suspected the man who was killed, Timothy Johnson, 37, had stolen items from a Tysons Corner shopping center February 22, Chief Kevin Davis told reporters. According to a department news release, “Sergeant Wesley Shifflett, a 7-year veteran of the department and Police Officer First Class James Sadler, an 8-year veteran of the department discharged their firearms.” Police said the two officers fired three total shots, and Davis confirmed Shifflett fired the fatal shot.
I don’t know if he’s armed. He was continually reaching in his waistband let me see your hands, let me see your hands.” Johnson was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Davis told reporters two pairs of sunglasses were recovered from the scene and Johnson was unarmed. In video released by police last month, edited surveillance footage highlights a person police say was Johnson removing two pairs of sunglasses from a sales rack.
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