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Ex- Virginia cop who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge
A jury on Friday acquitted a former police officer in Virginia of involuntary manslaughter after he fatally shot a shoplifting suspect outside a busy shopping mall. Prosecutors argued that Shifflett, then a sergeant with Fairfax County Police, acted recklessly when he shot and killed an unarmed...
this is case were cop shot guy who stole the sunglasses and then shot black guy who reaching for something. they declined to charge him with manslaughter. but will get him on reckless use of a fire arm. the charge will get up to 5 years. unless the sentence us suspended for time served or something.
