Police identified the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man near Tysons Corner Center last month as Sergeant Wesley Shifflett and Officer First Class James Sadler.
who was suspected of stealing designer sunglasses at the mall on Feb. 22, police said. Both officers discharged their weapons, police said.created in 2013, dedicated to Tysons Corner crime and have been placed on restricted duty status, pending the outcome of criminal and administrative investigations.According to police Johnson, a 37-year-old Black man, ran away and officers chased him on foot about a quarter-mile to a densely wooded area, told him to get on the ground and then fired.
Body-camera footage of the incident will be released within 30 days of the incident in accordance with the department’s guidelines, police said. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis has said that it was initially unclear whether Johnson was armed. The victim’s mother, Melissa Johnson, has said she believed her son was unarmed. Authorities did not recover a gun after a search of the woods.
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