Judge upholds former officer's conviction in fatal shooting of unarmed shoplifting suspect.

A Fairfax County judge upheld the conviction of former police officer Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of recklessly handling a firearm in the fatal shooting of Timothy McCree Johnson, an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting sunglasses. Shifflett was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Despite his motion to set aside the verdict being denied, Shifflett's sentencing is scheduled for February 28, 2025.

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