New 911 call released in Virginia double homicide that left wife dead

The 911 call made on the day of a double homicide in Virginia has been released in the case of a man murdering his wife and another man.

Suspect linked to shooting at busy Virginia shopping center in custody

Police in Northern Virginia say the suspect wanted in connection to a shooting outside a shopping center in Herndon on Sunday night is now in custody. 

Jury finds ex-Fairfax officer Wesley Shifflett not guilty of involuntary manslaughter

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

Closing argument prompts mistrial request from lawyers for ex-Fairfax Co. police officer

Defense lawyers say they will seek a mistrial for a former police officer on trial in the fatal shooting a shoplifting suspect outside a busy northern Virginia mall after prosecutors’ closing argument Wednesday included evidence that was never introduced at trial.

Ex-Fairfax County police officer takes the stand in involuntary manslaughter case

Tuesday in court former Fairfax County police officer Wesley Shifflett took the stand to testify that he intended to shoot unarmed shoplifter Timothy McCree Johnson. 

Ex-police officer’s lawyers argue he intended to kill unarmed shoplifting suspect

Lawyers for a former northern Virginia police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter told the judge that he intended to kill an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses.

Bond denied for Virginia man charged in double homicide that left wife, another man, dead

A Virginia man, Brendan Banfield, was denied bond on Friday after being indicted earlier this month for the murders of his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, at the couple’s Fairfax County home.

Parents outraged after 7-year-old with autism wanders from Reston elementary school alone

A Reston family was shocked and outraged to find that their seven-year-old son, who is non-verbal and has special needs, wandered off his elementary school campus and was found soaking wet in the rain.

Trial set for Virginia husband indicted in double homicide of wife, another man

The trial for Brendan Banfield, a Virginia man accused of killing his wife and another man at the married couple's Fairfax County home, has been scheduled for February 3 of next year.

Trial for Fairfax County officer who shot, killed unarmed man accused of theft begins

A Fairfax County police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses from a department store at Tysons Corner is in court Wednesday evening. 

Virginia man charged in double homicide that left wife dead arraigned on charges

A Virginia man indicted for the murder of his wife and another man has been arraigned for the charges, nearly a year after the family’s au pair was also charged in the case.