A federal inspector general has exonerated two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot a Virginia man after a highway chase seven years ago. The report issued Tuesday by the Department of Interior’s inspector general found the officers, Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya, did not violate procedures when they fatally shot Bijan Ghaisar in 2017.
FILE - The family of Bijan Ghaisar, from left, Negeen Ghaisar, James Ghaisar, Kelly Ghaisar and Kouros Emami walk outside federal court in Alexandria, Va., March 6, 2020. issued Tuesday by the Department of Interior’s inspector general found that the officers, Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya, did not violate procedures when they fatally shot Bijan Ghaisar, 25, of McLean, in November 2017 after a chase on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
The only policy violation that did occur, according to the report, was when one of the officers used his gun to strike a window on Ghaisar’s SUV. Federal authorities declined to prosecute the officers after a two-year FBI investigation. At that point, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descanoagainst the officers in state court. That set off a tug-of-war between state and federal officials over who had jurisdiction to prosecute the case.brought by Descano’s office. The judge ruled that the officers were entitled to immunity and that their actions were proper under the circumstances.
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