Man killed by Virginia police officers responding to reported shoplifting at mall
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Loading... - Jack Davis
- 27 Feb 2023
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Fairfax County, Virginia, police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who was killed by two officers responding to a reported theft at the Tysons Corner Center mall.
Loss prevention officers at the mall notified Fairfax County police Wednesday about a "theft that was in progress," Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a news conference that evening.
The loss prevention officers led two Fairfax County officers to the man, who has been identified as Timothy Johnson, 37.
"Our officers approached that person and he fled," Davis said. "We chased him. A uniformed Fairfax County police officer gave chase and a plainclothes Fairfax County police officer gave chase. They chased the suspect ... outside of the store, and probably a quarter of a mile or so later the suspect approached a small wooded area."
Davis said the suspect ran into the wooded area and police followed.
"At some point in time, both police officers, both Fairfax County police officers discharged their firearms," he told reporters, adding, "At some point during that chase, something happened that is still under investigation that prompted our two Fairfax County police officers to discharge their firearms." Read More…
