Fairfax Police Officer Fired for Fatal Shooting Outside Tysons Corner Center.
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Fairfax County Police have fired one officer and placed another on modified restricted duty after the deadly shooting of Timothy Johnson, who was alleged to have stolen a pair of sunglasses from a Nordstrom store at Tysons Corner Center in February. Body cam footage of the incident was released, which Johnson's family's lawyer called "an execution." Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano is conducting an independent investigation and expects to make a decision on how to proceed in the coming weeks.
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