Mistrial motion withdrawn in former Fairfax officer's manslaughter case of unarmed man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,
Fairfax County police officer shoots, kills woman in distress armed with knife
A police shooting in Fairfax County sent one person to the hospital with injuries that officials describe as life-threatening.
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.
Ex-Fairfax County officer accused of killing suspected Tysons shoplifter is going on trial
Jury selection began Tuesday for a former northern Virginia police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses
Ex-police officer accused of killing shoplifting suspect goes on trial in Virginia
A trial for a former northern Virginia police officer began Tuesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon in the killing of 37-year-old Timothy McCree Johnson near a busy shopping mall on Feb.
Fairfax County police investigating deadly pedestrian crash
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said it’s investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that happened in Springfield on ...
‘It may not be too late': Virginia man arrested for decades-old sexual assaults
A Fredericksburg man is facing charges for crimes allegedly committed over 40 years ago. Fairfax County Police say a victim came forward back in June and said she was sexually assaulted multiple times ...
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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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 ...
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 made to officers minutes and hours after they arrived at the crime scene.
Va. Man Accused of Killing Wife and Man Nearly a Year After Accusation Against His Au Pair
Prosecutors allege Brendan Banfield allegedly stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield and shot another man on Feb. 24, 2023 at ...
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Fairfax County Is Growing - The 2023 Demographic Reports
Interactive website feature with 2023 Demographic Characteristics of the Mount Vernon District.
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 ...