Overview

• The Fairfax County Police Department has released bodycam footage of an April 23 traffic stop that escalated into a deadly shootout in Fair Oaks, Virginia.
• Jamal Wali, a 36-year-old father and former U.S. military translator, was pulled over for an expired registration before firing on officers, injuring two of them.
• Officers returned fire, fatally wounding Wali, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
• The department has classified the incident as 'attempted murder' and defended the officers' actions, citing the severity of the threat posed by Wali.
• Officer Ian Lachapelle, who discharged his weapon during the encounter, has been placed on restricted duty as an internal investigation continues.