弗吉尼亚州州长对在2023年致命枪击案中被定罪的前警察中士减刑。 Virginia Governor commutes sentence of ex-police sergeant convicted in 2023 fatal shooting.

Virginia州长Glenn Youngkin已减刑原警察中士Wesley Shifflett的刑期,他于2023年在射杀一名手无寸铁的人Timothy McCree Johnson时,因轻率使用火器而被定罪。 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has commuted the prison sentence of former police sergeant Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of recklessly handling a firearm in the shooting of an unarmed man, Timothy McCree Johnson, in 2023. 尽管Shifflett被判处三年监禁,但Youngkin说,这一判决不公正,允许Shifflett避免进一步监禁。 Although Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison, Youngkin stated the sentence was unjust, allowing Shifflett to avoid further imprisonment. 批评者,包括民主党联邦法官史蒂夫·德斯卡诺, 认为这一决定破坏了司法系统. Critics, including Steve Descano, the Democratic commonwealth's attorney for Fairfax County, argue the decision undermines the justice system.