A special grand jury has indicted former Fairfax County Police officer Wesley Shifflett for fatally shooting 37-year-old Timothy McCree Johnson outside the Tysons Corner Center mall.
After an earlier grand jury declined to file charges, Shifflett, then a seven-year veteran of the department, was indicted on felony charges for involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Thursday.
“Our nation’s justice system has historically been stacked in favor of protecting powerful institutions and individuals, and it is no small feat that the grand jurors returned a true bill after reviewing this matter,” Descano said in a release.
DCist/WAMU reached out to Shifflett’s attorney, Caleb Kershner, but he was not immediately available for comment. But in comments to the Washington Post, Kershner framed Descano’s decision to summon a special grand jury as “purely political and shameful.”
On Feb. 22, Shifflett and fellow officer James Sadler chased Johnson into a wooded area outside the mall after receiving a call that Johnson had allegedly stolen a pair of sunglasses. Johnson was unarmed. Police said both officers were part of the Tysons Urban Team, a unit of the Fairfax County Police Department that patrols the mall.
Police in March released Shifflett’s body-worn camera footage showing Shifflett running through a retail store inside the mall and eventually following Johnson outside through a parking garage...
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