Virginia Governor Faces Backlash for Pardoning Cop After Brief Imprisonment for Shooting Unarmed Black Man Over Sunglasses Theft

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has commuted Wesley Shifflett's sentence after he was convicted for the fatal shooting of Timothy Johnson, an unarmed Black man accused of shoplifting. Despite being acquitted of manslaughter, Youngkin deemed his sentence unjust, sparking outrage from Johnson's family and others. (Credit: Melissa Johnson/Getty Images)

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