Prosecutors argued that Shifflett acted recklessly when he shot and killed an unarmed man, Timothy McCree Johnson, after a short foot chase outside Tysons Corner Center in February 2023.

After nearly 12 hours of deliberation, a jury found a former Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) sergeant not guilty of involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting a suspected shoplifter at Tysons Corner last year.

A former Fairfax County police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a mall in Northern Virginia last year was acquitted Friday evening of involuntary manslaughter. The jury convicted Wesley Shifflett of reckless handling of a firearm after the death of Timothy Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center.

Former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a weapon for killing unarmed 37-year-old Timothy Johnson.

A jury has found former Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but guilty of reckless handling of a firearm.