The mother of a man shot and killed by Fairfax County police near Tysons Corner Center on Wednesday questioned why officers chased and fired their guns at her son, who she believed was unarmed and suspected only of stealing sunglasses.
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis. “He’s dead from shoplifting,” said Melissa Johnson, whose son, Timothy McCree Johnson, was killed in the encounter with police. “Not robbing someone with a gun, not burglarizing something with a gun. An unarmed shoplifter is dead now.”
“He’s not how the police try to portray him, as this evil criminal with this long history,” Melissa Johnson said. “I believe that he ran and I believe that he was unarmed and I believe they shot and killed him. He’s a father. He’s a brother. He’s my son.” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a Wednesday night news conference that it was unclear whether Johnson was armed and that investigators
Diane Burkley Alejandro, lead advocate of ACLU People Power Fairfax, questioned why police released so few details in the hours after the shooting. The uniformed officer involved in the shooting also wore a body camera, which recorded footage of the incident, Davis said. The department’s policy is to, which the chief said he expected the department to do. Timothy Walker, 60, Timothy Johnson’s father, said the family wants to see the video sooner.
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