Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano met Thursday with family members of Bjian Ghaisar, who was shot and killed in 2017 in Fairfax County. In November, federal prosecutors said they would not prosecute the officers who shot Ghaisar. After meeting with the Ghaisar family Thursday, Descano issued a statement saying he is evaluating whether to pursue state charges. Officers opened fire after Ghaisar stopped a third time and again began manoeuvring past officers who had drawn their weapons. Roy Austin, attorney for the Ghaisar family, said it was Descano who issued the invitation to the Ghaisar family to meet.

Source: thestar January 30, 2020 23:15 UTC