Mom of man killed by ex-Fairfax County officer speaks after sentence commuted by governor
Melissa Johnson is reliving her pain all over again."It felt like I could hear my son crying out from the dirt at Tyson's Corner Mall," she said. "It was like h
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus condemns Youngkin’s decision to commute sentence of former Fairfax County police sergeant
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus released a statement condemning Gov. Glen Youngkin for commuting a former Fairfax County Police Department sergeant’s sentence. Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced on Friday,
Ex-Fairfax County police officer Shifflett gets 3 years in prison for fatal shooting of shoplifter
A former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced Friday to three years behind bars for his conviction in the deadly shooting of a fleeing shoplifter.
UPDATED: Governor commutes sentence for former Fairfax County police officer in fatal Tysons shooting
The former Fairfax County police officer who fatally shot Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in February 2023 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Youngkin commutes former Fairfax officer's sentence in fatal shooting
Former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on a conviction of recklessly discharging a firearm in the February 2023 shooting death of an unarmed shoplifting suspect.
Gov. Youngkin commutes former Fairfax County police sergeant’s sentence for fatal Tysons Corner shooting
Governor Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence for a former Fairfax County sergeant after he was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday for fatally shooting a man who was allegedly shoplifting.
Youngkin commutes former FCPD sgt.'s fatal shooting sentence
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of a former Fairfax County police sergeant who shot and killed a man outside of Tysons Corner in 2023.
'This is far from a done deal!' | Proposed cuts in Fairfax County could impact public safety
The proposed 2026 budget includes $60 million in cuts. About 40% of those cuts would be to police and fire services.
Substitute teacher at Fairfax County catholic school arrested for child sexual assault
A substitute teacher at a Fairfax County catholic school was accused of sexually assaulting a child in late February, ...
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Winners of the 2025 Fairfax Student Peace Awards
Students and organizations from 25 Fairfax County public high schools and two private high schools have been named recipients ...
Former Fairfax County cop who killed Tysons shoplifting suspect sentenced to 3 years on firearm charge
A former Fairfax County, Virginia, police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison after he fatally shot a man ...
Are kids safe at Fairfax County summer camps after sex offender visited rec centers?
Spring and summer camp registration is open in Fairfax County and 7News is asking Fairfax County if kids are safe to use county rec centers for camp?
Person hospitalized after large fire breaks out at home in Fairfax County
A person was in the hospital Thursday after their home caught fire in Fairfax County. Prime Healthcare officially acquired ...
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Fairfax County police looking for suspects involved in burglaries in Springfield, Burke
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying the people they believe burgled ...
Fairfax County Supervisor's motion to review locker room policy fails without support
Fairfax County's policy allows biological males to use biological female locker rooms and facilities at county rec centers.