Trial begins for ex-Fairfax officer charged with involuntary manslaughter
Former Fairfax County police officer Wesley Shifflett has said he believed he saw the man he fatally shot reaching for a weapon. Police did not find a weapon.
Mistrial motion withdrawn in former Fairfax officer's manslaughter case of unarmed man
The defense of Wesley Shifflett, a former Fairfax County police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses in 2023, sought a mistrial Thursday,
Trial for Fairfax County officer who shot, killed unarmed man accused of theft begins
A Fairfax County police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses from a department store at Tysons Corner is in court Wednesday evening.
Ex-police officer accused of killing shoplifting suspect goes on trial in Virginia
A former northern Virginia police officer is going on trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses
Opening statements heard in trial of ex-Fairfax officer accused of killing man in Tysons
A jury was selected on Wednesday in the trial for a former Fairfax County officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting at Tysons.
Former Fairfax County police sergeant on trial for deadly Tysons shooting
Fairfax County prosecutors and defense lawyers are preparing for more testimonies in the case of a former police sergeant on trial for the deadly shooting of an unarmed suspected shoplifter in Tysons last year.
In trial against former Fairfax Co. officer, defense argues he was scared for his life before killing suspected shoplifter
Sgt. Wesley Shifflett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm in the death of Timothy Johnson.
Fairfax County police seek 4 masked suspects in Springfield gun store burglary
Fairfax County police are asking for the community’s help to find suspects involved in a burglary at a Springfield gun store ...
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Husband charged in double homicide inside Fairfax home in alleged plot with au pair
Inside a Fairfax County home, a woman was stabbed to death and a man fatally shot in February 2023 in a complicated double ...
Fairfax County man charged in bizarre double-homicide plot, police say
Brendan Banfield, an IRS investigator, is accused of killing his wife and a man who authorities say was lured to their home ...
Au pair charged in killing a man in a Fairfax Co. double homicide seeks dismissal of key evidence in trial
The au pair, who was also charged with shooting a man in a Fairfax Co., is asking to get a key evidence thrown out.
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Fairfax County continues crackdown on homeless encampments
On Sept. 4, the Park Authority organized a homeless encampment cleanup at Mantua Park in Fairfax. Tents, blankets, and ...
Fairfax County woman dies after officer-involved shooting, police say she slashed officer
An individual and a Fairfax County police officer were injured after an officer-involved shooting in Reston, Virginia Monday ...
Defense motions to suppress au pair's police testimony in double murder case
Attorneys for an au pair charged in a double homicide in Northern Virginia filed a motion to suppress testimony their client ...