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'He Had His Demons': Thief Killed In Tysons Corner Police Shooting Remembered 'He Had His Demons': Thief Killed In Tysons Corner Police Shooting Remembered
'He Had His Demons': Thief Killed In Tysons Corner Police Shooting Remembered While Timothy Johnson had his demons, he certainly did not deserve to die over a pair of sunglasses, those who knew him said. The 37-year-old Washington DC resident was killed by police officers as he fled from them outside of the Tysons Corner Shopping Center last month,  Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davi said. "Tim wasn't perfect. He suffered from personal demons and mental health issues," reads a GoFundMe campaign launched by Fairfax County NAACP President Michelle Leete. "But Tim certainly didn't deserve to die over sunglasses stolen from a department store." A father of two, Joh…

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