🌱 Fatal Shooting By 2 Fairfax County Police Officers + Local Indicted

Hello, friends. I'm here with your Friday edition of the Burke Patch newsletter, full of all the local information you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 58 Low: 31.
• Saturday: Cloudy, a little rain; cooler. High: 41 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories today in Burke:

1. On Feb. 22, two Fairfax County police officers fatally shot a man outside Tysons Corner Center while pursuing him for possible shoplifting. The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating the incident and will release the body camera footage within 30 days. When asked why the officers fired their weapons, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said, "At some point in that chase, something happened that's still under investigation that prompted our two Fairfax County Police officers to discharge their firearm. That is what is under investigation. I don’t want to speculate why the officers discharged their firearms." (ABC 7 News)
2. Joshua Campbell, 33, was indicted for the alleged strangulation of his wife, domestic assault, and battery in Fairfax County. According to the report, two alleged incidents in the summer of 2022 were reported to police after Campbell's wife left the state. (ABC 7 News)
3. The Fairfax County-based search and rescue team, Virginia Task Force 1, returned home on Feb. 20 after searching for survivors in Turkey for several days. After the earthquake, the team was one of two U.S. groups deployed to help in Turkey through the U.S. Agency for International Development. When the team returned, Fairfax County Fire Chief John Butler told them, "Thank you once again for representing us very well, like you always do." (Virginia Patch)

Today and tomorrow in Burke:

Friday, February 24

• Special Needs Respite Night At Burke Community Church (5:30 PM)

Saturday, February 25

• Men’s Breakfast At Burke Community Church (7:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• A newly updated four-bedroom home is for sale in the Burke Centre community! The home is on Coffer Woods Court and is listed for $750,000. (Burke Patch)
• The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department was on the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Route 50 in the Merrifield area. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (FFX Now)
• A tub of stray guinea pigs was brought to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter after someone found them in thorny blackberry bushes! All 14 adorable white, brown, and black spotted guinea pigs are now resting and should be available for adoption next week. (Fairfax County Animal Shelter via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll see you soon!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.