The Fairfax County police officer shot the unarmed Black man in 2023. Read More
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Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin released a statement that he has commuted the sentence of former Fairfax County police officer Sgt. Wesley Shifflett. Shifflett, 36, was convicted of recklessly discharging a firearm that resulted in the 2023 death of Timothy McCree Johnson.
Johnson, 37, was unarmed at the time of the shooting. He was accused of stealing a pair of designer sunglasses from the Nordstrom at Tysons Corner Center. Johnson was shot outside the mall after being chased by officers on foot and ordered to get on the ground, according to police.
