Officer fired following fatal shooting of shoplifting suspect

On February 22nd, the Fairfax County Police Department released a statement announcing the dismissal of Sgt. Wesley Shifflett for the fatal shooting of Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. The incident took place after Johnson allegedly stole two pairs of sunglasses from a Nordstrom store, with police body camera footage showing a two minute long night chase that transpired from the mall, through a parking garage, and across a street before ending …

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