Fairfax, Virginia (22 OCT 2021) Read the full story US Park Police Officers Cleared in Killing of Bijan Ghaisar
A federal judge dismissed all criminal charges on Friday against two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot 25-year-old driver Bijan Ghaisar in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 2017.
“Today is another affirmation that the system is built to cover up wrongdoing by police in our country,” they said. “This ruling ignores that it was Bijan’s car that was struck, it was Bijan who was chased by these officers without committing a crime and it was Bijan who these officers charged at with their guns drawn – twice — for being the victim of a fender bender. These officers shot at Bijan 10 times, including several times as his car rolled away from them into a ditch. That’s not fearing for their lives, that’s murder”.
the Ghaisar family
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton tossed out involuntary manslaughter charges against Officer Alejandro Amaya and Officer Lucas Vinyard, declaring their actions “necessary and proper.”
Both officers claimed their status as federal officers granted them immunity from local prosecution, and Hilton agreed in the ruling.
