WASHINGTON – Fairfax County will not appeal to a judge’s order to turn over evidence related to the fatal police shooting of a Springfield man more than a year ago.
In August 2013, an unnamed Fairfax County police officer, responding to a 911 call, shot John Geer, who was unarmed, in the doorway of his home after a more than 40-minute standoff.
The case had idled related to the shooting, including the name of the officer who shot Geer.
In a short statement from the county, Tony Castrilli with the Fairfax County Public Affairs Department, says the county will comply with Bellows’ order and will not appeal the decision.
Geer鈥檚 long-time partner Maura Harrington sued the county in September for $12 million in order to get answers for herself and Geer鈥檚 two daughters, she said at the time.
鈥�(The family) can finally see a little light at the end of the tunnel,鈥� says Michael Lieberman, the Geer family鈥檚 attorney. 鈥淪oon they鈥檒l know why a loved one was lost.鈥�
Based on the order, the police department has 30 days to turn over evidence from the case to the Geer family attorneys.
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