Virginia Officer Fired and Bodycam Video Released in Fatal Shooting
TL;DR
A Virginia police officer who fatally shot Timothy Johnson during an alleged shoplifting incident has been fired, and bodycam footage of the incident has been released. Johnson was killed by police responding to a reported theft at Tysons Corner Center mall. The officer who fired the fatal shot was served an "administrative separation" for "failure to live up to our expectation," according to the police chief. Johnson's family and their attorney viewed the video and called the death "an execution."
- Virginia officer who fatally shot Timothy Johnson is fired as police release bodycam video NBC News
- Fairfax Co. releases bodycam footage of fatal police shooting; 1 officer fired WTOP
- Fairfax Co. Police fire officer involved in deadly shooting outside Tysons Corner Center FOX 5 DC
- Police chief fires officer, releases video of shooting death Yahoo News
- Family lawyer: police shooting caught on video was execution WTOP
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